Sounon Surname
Approximately 8,660 people bear this surname
Sounon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 8,654 | 1:1,194 | 142 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Sounon (7,328) may also be a first name.
Sounon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sounon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sounon is found in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sounon? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 58,392nd most frequent surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 841,518 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sounon are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 75,281st most numerous given name globally It is held by 7,328 people.
The surname Sounon is most prevalent in Benin, where it is held by 8,654 people, or 1 in 1,194. In Benin Sounon is primarily concentrated in: Borgou Department, where 58 percent live, Alibori Department, where 20 percent live and Atakora Department, where 14 percent live. Besides Benin Sounon is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 0 percent live and Ethiopia, where 0 percent live.
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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 Sounon
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