Nouhoun Surname

284,130th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,355 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Nouhoun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nouhoun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin6791:15,2222,061
Burkina Faso4371:41,9962,050
Ivory Coast1891:122,0706,002
Niger461:417,21811,489
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Nouhoun (17,026) may also be a first name.

Nouhoun Last Name Facts

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

Nouhoun is found most frequently in Benin. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nouhoun? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 284,130th most frequently held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 5,378,263 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Nouhoun reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nouhoun is also the 42,491st most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 17,026 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Benin, where it is held by 679 people, or 1 in 15,222. In Benin Nouhoun is most frequent in: Borgou Department, where 41 percent are found, Atakora Department, where 33 percent are found and Alibori Department, where 15 percent are found. Beside Benin this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Burkina Faso, where 32 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nouhoune9341/
Gnouhoun932/
Nouhoung931/
Nouhon9247/
Nouhouhon881/
Nouhoum862,510/
Nouhong8626/
Gnouhon864/
Niouhon863/
N'Ouhon861/
Nuhun83578/
Nuhon83104/
Nouon836/
Nooun831/
Noouhoum801/
Nouhogne801/
Nouhan77379/
Ngouon77105/
Noojun7732/
N'Ouon7716/
Nhoeun773/
Nouong772/
Nouahn772/
Nouone772/
Nuaoun771/
Nuyoun771/
Nouhum771/
Nouhom771/
Nouhant71163/
Nouhane7128/
Nuyoung715/
Gnouhan714/
Nouhian714/
Nouheen714/
Ngouhan712/
Nouhhan711/
Nouhann711/
Nouhang711/
Nuahn672,050/
Nuhan671,326/
Nouan67666/
Nbohn67525/
Nwoun6741/
Nujun6738/
Noeun6727/
Nooon6710/
Nouhatin6710/
N'Gouhan6710/
Nuyun675/
Nwohn674/
Nooan673/
Nushoyan671/
Nwoon671/
Nboon671/
Nouhagne671/
Nboun671/
Nouom671/

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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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  • 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 Nouhoun
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