Nouhoun Surname
Approximately 1,355 people bear this surname
Nouhoun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 679 | 1:15,222 | 2,061 |
| Burkina Faso | 437 | 1:41,996 | 2,050 |
| Ivory Coast | 189 | 1:122,070 | 6,002 |
| Niger | 46 | 1:417,218 | 11,489 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
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
The surname Nouhoun is borne by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nouhoun click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nouhoun? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 284,130th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 5,378,263 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Nouhoun live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nouhoun is also the 42,491st most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 17,026 people.
Nouhoun is most commonly used in Benin, where it is carried by 679 people, or 1 in 15,222. In Benin Nouhoun is most frequent in: Borgou Department, where 41 percent live, Atakora Department, where 33 percent live and Alibori Department, where 15 percent live. Besides Benin it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Burkina Faso, where 32 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nouhoune | 93 | 41 | / |
| Gnouhoun | 93 | 2 | / |
| Nouhoung | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nouhon | 92 | 47 | / |
| Nouhouhon | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nouhoum | 86 | 2,510 | / |
| Nouhong | 86 | 26 | / |
| Gnouhon | 86 | 4 | / |
| Niouhon | 86 | 3 | / |
| N'Ouhon | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nuhun | 83 | 578 | / |
| Nuhon | 83 | 104 | / |
| Nouon | 83 | 6 | / |
| Nooun | 83 | 1 | / |
| Noouhoum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nouhogne | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nouhan | 77 | 379 | / |
| Ngouon | 77 | 105 | / |
| Noojun | 77 | 32 | / |
| N'Ouon | 77 | 16 | / |
| Nhoeun | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nouong | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nouahn | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nouone | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nuaoun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nuyoun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nouhum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nouhom | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nouhant | 71 | 163 | / |
| Nouhane | 71 | 28 | / |
| Nuyoung | 71 | 5 | / |
| Gnouhan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nouhian | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nouheen | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ngouhan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nouhhan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nouhann | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nouhang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nuahn | 67 | 2,050 | / |
| Nuhan | 67 | 1,326 | / |
| Nouan | 67 | 666 | / |
| Nbohn | 67 | 525 | / |
| Nwoun | 67 | 41 | / |
| Nujun | 67 | 38 | / |
| Noeun | 67 | 27 | / |
| Nooon | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nouhatin | 67 | 10 | / |
| N'Gouhan | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nuyun | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nwohn | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nooan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nushoyan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwoon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nboon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nouhagne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nboun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nouom | 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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- 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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