Kouhouenou Surname

980,795th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Kouhouenou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kouhouenou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin2621:39,4495,069
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

The alternate forms: Kouhouénou (1) are calculated separately.

Kouhouenou (16) may also be a first name.

Kouhouenou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kouhouenou is held by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Kouhouénou. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kouhouenou? popularity and diffusion

Kouhouenou is the 980,795th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 27,709,300 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kouhouenou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kouhouenou is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 16 people.

Kouhouenou is most frequent in Benin, where it is carried by 262 people, or 1 in 39,449. In Benin it is mostly found in: Kouffo Department, where 46 percent are found, Atlantique Department, where 32 percent are found and Littoral Department, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Benin Kouhouenou exists in one country. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 0 percent are found.

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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 Kouhouenou
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