Mehoun Surname
Approximately 153 people bear this surname
Mehoun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 143 | 1:72,277 | 8,697 |
| Ivory Coast | 9 | 1:2,563,470 | 41,100 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Mehoun (19) may also be a first name.
Mehoun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mehoun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mehoun is found in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mehoun? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,415,499th most common family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 47,631,019 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mehoun live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mehoun is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used forename on earth, borne by 19 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Benin, where it is held by 143 people, or 1 in 72,277. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Atlantique Department, where 43 percent live, Zou Department, where 29 percent live and Ouémé Department, where 17 percent live. Excluding Benin this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 6 percent live and Algeria, where 1 percent live.
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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 Mehoun
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