Nouhouayi Surname
Approximately 79 people bear this surname
Nouhouayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 77 | 1:134,229 | 14,380 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Nouhouayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nouhouayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nouhouayi is held by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nouhouayi.
How Common Is The Last Name Nouhouayi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,121,169th most commonly used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Nouhouayi live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most prevalent in Benin, where it is carried by 77 people, or 1 in 134,229. In Benin Nouhouayi is most numerous in: Littoral Department, where 39 percent reside, Zou Department, where 31 percent reside and Ouémé Department, where 16 percent reside. Aside from Benin it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nouhouay | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nouhouai | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nouhoayi | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nouhouaji | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gnouhouie | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nouhaou | 75 | 14 | / |
| Noouhou | 75 | 6 | / |
| Nouuhou | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nouohou | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nououia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nbouhou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nouaouia | 71 | 87 | / |
| Ngouahou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mbouhoyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwuchuyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| N'Bouhou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngouohui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngouohai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nouaou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nouaiouia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwohoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwoayi | 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
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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 Nouhouayi
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