Sohounko Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Sohounko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Sohounko Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin701:147,65115,402
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Sohounko Last Name Facts

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

Sohounko is found most in Benin. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sohounko? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,255,512th most frequent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sohounko live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most commonly used in Benin, where it is carried by 70 people, or 1 in 147,651. In Benin Sohounko is most prevalent in: Kouffo Department, where 77 percent live, Zou Department, where 11 percent live and Mono Department, where 9 percent live. Excluding Benin this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sohunko931/
Cohounko881/
Djohounko82509/
Sahounkou821/
Sahonko801/
Djohounkou782/
Zohounka7510/
Cohounco756/
Djohonko752/
Saounkou751/
Sohuinka751/
Zahonko674/
Saonkou671/
Cohunco671/
Johomko671/
Sahonka671/
Sioumko671/
Zouunko671/
Zohonco671/
Jouonko671/
Sohanka671/
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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 Sohounko
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