Tohonou Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Tohonou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tohonou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin191:543,97934,804
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Tohonou (11) may also be a first name.

Tohonou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tohonou has its highest incidence in Benin. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Tohonou click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tohonou? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tohonou is the 3,957,383rd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. Tohonou is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Tohonou reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tohonou is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 11 people.

Tohonou is most commonly held in Benin, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 543,979. In Benin Tohonou is mostly found in: Mono Department, where 63 percent reside, Littoral Department, where 21 percent reside and Kouffo Department, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Benin this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Togo, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tohonnou9341/
Tohounou9333/
Tohoenou9310/
Tohono923/
Tohougnou881/
Touonou8625/
Tohanou8612/
Toyonou862/
Tahonou861/
Toono8348/
Tohounhoue821/
Tohounho8071/
Tohoungo8017/
Tahounou803/
Touognou802/
Tohounoe801/
Tahono7748/
Thaonu7738/
Toeono775/
Thoano774/
Thaono774/
Touono773/
Tahonu771/
Toanou771/
Toiono771/
Thaonoi71419/
Touomno7136/
Touongo7127/
Touanou7115/
Toannou713/
Thaonoa712/
Thoango712/
Thaonoo711/
Tohonee711/
Taono6767/
Toano6753/
Touomgno6750/
Toanu6721/
Tahoonos6715/
Tohounga678/
Touangou677/
Taonu671/
Thaohnoo671/
Touogneu671/
Tahoynoy671/
Teuhanou671/
Tohongai671/

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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 Tohonou
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