Sinhou Surname
Approximately 1,289 people bear this surname
Sinhou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 1,283 | 1:8,056 | 1,105 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Sinhou (35) may also be a first name.
Sinhou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sinhou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sinhou occurs more in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sinhou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sinhou is the 295,816th most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,653,643 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sinhou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sinhou is also the 1,744,716th most frequent first name globally, held by 35 people.
The surname Sinhou is most prevalent in Benin, where it is borne by 1,283 people, or 1 in 8,056. In Benin it is most numerous in: Zou Department, where 38 percent reside, Mono Department, where 30 percent reside and Atlantique Department, where 19 percent reside. Beside Benin this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 0 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Sinhou
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