Okouin Surname
Approximately 289 people bear this surname
Okouin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 223 | 1:46,348 | 5,879 |
| Ivory Coast | 66 | 1:349,564 | 12,508 |
Okouin (29) may also be a first name.
Okouin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okouin Come From? nationality or country of origin
Okouin is found most frequently in Benin. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Okouin? popularity and diffusion
Okouin is the 917,199th most common last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 25,216,422 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Okouin reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequently occurring given name globally, held by 29 people.
It is most commonly held in Benin, where it is borne by 223 people, or 1 in 46,348. In Benin Okouin is primarily found in: Collines Department, where 71 percent live, Borgou Department, where 11 percent live and Zou Department, where 9 percent live. Apart from Benin Okouin is found in one country. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 23 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gokouin | 92 | 41 | / |
| Okouain | 92 | 4 | / |
| Okouyin | 92 | 1 | / |
| Oskouein | 86 | 1 | / |
| Akouin | 83 | 52 | / |
| Okoain | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hookouina | 80 | 0 | / |
| Okoyien | 77 | 3 | / |
| Akouyin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okohain | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okoyein | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oquouin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okoen | 73 | 2 | / |
| Akouehin | 71 | 19 | / |
| Akhouine | 71 | 9 | / |
| Okouheun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akohin | 67 | 987 | / |
| Okoene | 67 | 200 | / |
| Akuhin | 67 | 6 | / |
| Okohim | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akouehina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okoent | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okoeyn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oqeuin | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Okouin
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