Nahouan Surname
Approximately 92 people bear this surname
Nahouan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 90 | 1:114,840 | 12,756 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
Nahouan (48) may also be a first name.
Nahouan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nahouan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nahouan occurs in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nahouan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nahouan is the 1,943,350th most frequently held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 79,212,456 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nahouan reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,448,253rd most commonly occurring given name internationally, held by 48 people.
The surname is most widely held in Benin, where it is borne by 90 people, or 1 in 114,840. In Benin it is mostly found in: Atakora Department, where 60 percent reside, Zou Department, where 20 percent reside and Littoral Department, where 17 percent reside. Besides Benin this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nahouane | 93 | 239 | / |
| Gnahouan | 93 | 11 | / |
| Naouan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nahoan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nohouan | 86 | 14 | / |
| Naouane | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gnaouan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Naoan | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gnahouon | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nahgouon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nahuyaan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Naohon | 77 | 8 | / |
| Nohoan | 77 | 8 | / |
| Naoane | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nahoon | 77 | 3 | / |
| Naohan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Naoang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Naouam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nahouehon | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gnaouon | 71 | 55 | / |
| Naohane | 71 | 26 | / |
| Naujean | 71 | 7 | / |
| Naeohan | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nayyoan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Naujaan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Noujean | 71 | 1 | / |
| Najjoan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nnahoam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Naheyon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Naouhon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Naoasen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nahiyoon | 67 | 484 | / |
| Nahijian | 67 | 27 | / |
| Gnohouon | 67 | 26 | / |
| Gnaouhon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nouahoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naheeaan | 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 Nahouan
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