Sodehou Surname

961,438th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Sodehou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sodehou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin2651:39,0025,015
Burkina Faso51:3,670,42019,318
France11:66,422,722504,397

Sodehou (20) may also be a first name.

Sodehou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sodehou occurs more in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sodehou? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sodehou is the 961,438th most widely held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 26,891,313 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sodehou reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most common first name on earth It is held by 20 people.

The last name is most widely held in Benin, where it is carried by 265 people, or 1 in 39,002. In Benin it is most common in: Kouffo Department, where 91 percent reside, Zou Department, where 6 percent reside and Littoral Department, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Benin this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Burkina Faso, where 2 percent reside and France, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sodhehou931/
Sodeou921/
Sodehu921/
Sodeho921/
Sedehou8648/
Codehou866/
Sodeo836/
Zoudehou8010/
Sedehoue802/
Sediehou801/
Zodehoue801/
Sedeho77216/
Sodjou7732/
Sodoju779/
Sadeou777/
Sodjeu773/
Sodieu772/
Soodeo772/
Soudoju7137/
Soudieu7114/
Sadihou7111/
Sädeaho715/
Soudjou714/
Soidieu713/
Soohdeo712/
Zodeoue711/
Sedheho711/
Soudeha711/
Sodoyou711/
Sedeo673,002/
Sodjo672,219/
Sodea672,153/
Sodio671,855/
Sodyo67132/
Sadeo6758/
Sojdehei6714/
Jodeo6711/
Sudeo674/
Sodiu672/
Soudjoue671/
Soodjieh671/
Soodehie671/
Saddihou671/
Djadehou671/
Sodyu671/

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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 Sodehou
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