Hovenou Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Hovenou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hovenou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin191:543,97934,804
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603

Hovenou Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Hovenou Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Hovenou is held by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Hovenou click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hovenou? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,206,983rd most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Hovenou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most frequently used in Benin, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 543,979. In Benin Hovenou is mostly found in: Ouémé Department, where 100 percent are found. Besides Benin it is found in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Houvenou9371/
Hovenu927/
Hoveno920/
Hovinou86208/
Hoveino862/
Ouvenou861/
Oveno837/
Gouvenou80173/
Ahouenou8067/
Houwenou805/
Ohouenou801/
Hovetgno801/
Hobenu77486/
Hovinu7762/
Haveno7733/
Ovinou7719/
Joveno773/
Avenou771/
Hovino771/
Hovena771/
Ahouhenou7584/
Aïhouenou7529/
Hahouenou7519/
Hohouenou757/
Hovenga71538/
Hobeanu71179/
Chovino71127/
Ahvenus7198/
Goveyno7175/
Avienou7119/
Avgenou7117/
Gouveno7115/
Jovenau719/
Hawenou716/
Havenus713/
Aïvenou712/
Hobinou711/
Hawouhenou711/
Ouwenou711/
Gavenou711/
Aouenou711/
Ovenoja711/
Chavenu711/
Obenoup710/
Aveno67672/
Obenu67492/
Joveneau67269/
Ovena6776/
Ovino6753/
Chovingo6738/
Avenu6719/
Oweno6719/
Obeno6711/
Chovenye678/
Avenoush678/
Owenu678/
Ahvenoja676/
Awouenou675/
Ovinu673/
Choveina672/
Chaveano672/
Houvenga671/
Ovenhaus671/
Jouvenau671/
Ahouhouenou671/
Aouhenou671/
Choveyna671/
Chavenue671/
Havenoth671/
Hoovenga670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hovenou
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