Sohinnou Surname

853,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 320 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Sohinnou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sohinnou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin3131:33,0214,322
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793

Sohinnou (11) may also be a first name.

Sohinnou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sohinnou is more frequently found in Benin than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sohinnou? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 853,416th most frequent family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 22,773,581 people. Sohinnou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sohinnou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sohinnou is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 11 people.

This last name is most widespread in Benin, where it is held by 313 people, or 1 in 33,021. In Benin Sohinnou is most numerous in: Kouffo Department, where 94 percent reside, Littoral Department, where 3 percent reside and Zou Department, where 1 percent reside. Other than Benin this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sohinou9340/
Souinnou881/
Sohainou881/
Sohino862/
Sohinu861/
Zohinou809/
Sohenou805/
Sahinou803/
Souainou751/
Souingou751/
Soiyenou751/
Siehinou751/
Sohina7161/
Sahinu7128/
Sahino7125/
Soheno7110/
Soenou712/
Sohenu712/
Souino711/
Sahenou67278/
Sioinot67133/
Saoinot67116/
Sahinos67111/
Cohenno6783/
Shahino6738/
Shohina6727/
Zohenou6727/
Sahinoz6719/
Sohinay674/
Zouinou674/
Sohaina672/
Shahinu672/
Sahinna672/
Shohenu671/
Soehngo671/
Sohinah671/
Sojienu671/
Sahinau671/
Zahinou671/
Seuhnou671/
Sahènou671/
Saeinou671/
Johinus670/

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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 Sohinnou
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