Nanhouin Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Nanhouin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nanhouin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806

Nanhouin (98) may also be a first name.

Nanhouin Last Name Facts

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

Nanhouin is found in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nanhouin? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nanhouin is the 8,968,613th most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Nanhouin live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nanhouin is also the 956,749th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 98 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Benin, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 5,167,801. In Benin Nanhouin is most prevalent in: Atakora Department, where 50 percent reside and Borgou Department, where 50 percent reside. Barring Benin this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 50 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gnanhouin944/
Gnanouin8812/
Gnonhouin8225/
Nanahin807/
Nanohin801/
Nhangnehouin801/
Gnonouin756/
Nanuyain752/
Gnounouin7115/
Gnonnouin712/
Nangoen67102/
Nonahin6764/
Nanahen6729/
Nanyain671/
Nanyein671/
Nanyuen671/

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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 Nanhouin
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