Mehouenou Surname
Approximately 1,007 people bear this surname
Mehouenou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 996 | 1:10,377 | 1,435 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Méhouénou (1) & Mèhouénou (1) are calculated separately.
Mehouenou (115) may also be a first name.
Mehouenou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mehouenou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mehouenou is found in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Méhouénou or Mèhouénou. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mehouenou? popularity and diffusion
Mehouenou is the 359,713th most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 7,236,888 people. Mehouenou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mehouenou are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 873,022nd most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 115 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Benin, where it is held by 996 people, or 1 in 10,377. In Benin Mehouenou is most frequent in: Ouémé Department, where 40 percent are found, Atlantique Department, where 19 percent are found and Mono Department, where 16 percent are found. Beside Benin Mehouenou exists in 4 countries. It is also found in France, where 1 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miehouenou | 95 | 1 | / |
| Mehounou | 94 | 1,442 | / |
| Mehuenou | 94 | 2 | / |
| Meouenou | 94 | 1 | / |
| Méhouénou | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mèhouénou | 93 | 1 | / |
| Metohouenou | 90 | 1 | / |
| Mehounnou | 89 | 39 | / |
| Mahouenou | 89 | 23 | / |
| Mihouenou | 89 | 2 | / |
| Mewouenou | 89 | 1 | / |
| Meounou | 88 | 2 | / |
| Mehounu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mahounou | 82 | 1,558 | / |
| Mewhenou | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mehwenou | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mehounho | 82 | 1 | / |
| Meouno | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mahounnou | 78 | 3 | / |
| Mihoungou | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mihougnou | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mewhenu | 75 | 20 | / |
| Mewenou | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mayouenoue | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mahouena | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mehounga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahuinou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Myaouenuh | 67 | 27 | / |
| Mesihieno | 67 | 16 | / |
| Mewenu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Metoyenui | 67 | 3 | / |
| Maounu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maouno | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mehouenou
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