Lehoun Surname
Approximately 178 people bear this surname
Lehoun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 101 | 1:102,333 | 11,607 |
| Cameroon | 76 | 1:273,277 | 26,204 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Lehoun (50) may also be a first name.
Lehoun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lehoun Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lehoun is found in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lehoun? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lehoun is the 1,281,391st most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 40,941,269 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lehoun live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 57 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,412,538th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 50 people.
The surname is most widespread in Benin, where it is held by 101 people, or 1 in 102,333. In Benin it is primarily found in: Zou Department, where 96 percent reside, Atlantique Department, where 2 percent reside and Collines Department, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Benin Lehoun exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 43 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Lehoun
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