Metohou Surname

389,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 910 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Metohou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Metohou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin8991:11,4971,574
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Metohou (93) may also be a first name.

Metohou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Metohou is borne by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Metohou? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 389,400th most frequently held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 8,008,292 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Metohou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Metohou is also the 986,211th most common given name on earth. It is borne by 93 people.

The last name Metohou is most commonly held in Benin, where it is held by 899 people, or 1 in 11,497. In Benin Metohou is most numerous in: Kouffo Department, where 84 percent are found, Mono Department, where 5 percent are found and Zou Department, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Benin this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found and Togo, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Metohoue93623/
Metohoué931/
Mettohou931/
Metoho9221/
Mettohoue881/
Metouou8669/
Metahou8661/
Matohou8612/
Metohuz863/
Methoho861/
Methohoues821/
Metou'ou80444/
Metehoue8037/
Mitohoue801/
Mothohou801/
Métohoue801/
Metoua77335/
Meto'o77307/
Metouo7767/
Mehtoo776/
Metahu774/
Metoyu773/
Motoho773/
Metaoh772/
Matoho772/
Metoah772/
Metoha771/
Metoju771/
Metaou771/
Methoa771/
Matohu771/
Metahouet751/
Metou'ouy751/
Mathoho71875/
Meetooa71184/
Meitoiu7176/
Motahou7156/
Motohoi7153/
Maeto'o7136/
Maitoho7123/
Maetoah7114/
Mettoua719/
Matahou717/
Metouia714/
Mytohuz712/
Metho'o712/
Mothoho712/
Matooju711/
Metaouy711/
Mithoju711/
Mottoho711/
Mathaou711/
Metoeui711/
Metouas711/
Metouop711/
Mestoua711/
Mattoou710/
Metoa67116/
Meetooah6743/
Metao6732/
Metohija6721/
Matahoue679/
Matohowe675/
Metheuji671/
Meitaoha671/
Motohowe671/

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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
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  • 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 Metohou
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