Vodonou Surname

571,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 552 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Vodonou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vodonou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin5471:18,8952,528
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Vodonou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vodonou is held by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Vodonou click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vodonou? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 571,325th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 13,202,076 people. The surname Vodonou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Vodonou are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in Benin, where it is held by 547 people, or 1 in 18,895. In Benin it is primarily found in: Zou Department, where 55 percent live, Littoral Department, where 15 percent live and Ouémé Department, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Benin this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 1 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vodounou933,621/
Vodonnou9327/
Vodono9221/
Vodonu925/
Vodounnou882,300/
Voudounou887/
Vodounhou881/
Vodonos86243/
Bodonou8626/
Vodouno8615/
Vodanou864/
Vodonoz862/
Vodonnu861/
Uodonou861/
Vadonou861/
Vodongo861/
Voudounnou823/
Voudanou80148/
Vodounuu801/
Vodounno801/
Vodounho801/
Vadounou801/
Vodano771/
Vodona771/
Boudongou7572/
Bodongo71154/
Wodonos71135/
Vodoina718/
Vodoyna717/
Boudoungou716/
Vodonós712/
Wodongo712/
Boudono711/
Vojdona711/
Vodouna711/
Badonou711/
Badounou672/
Buodonno671/
Boudongo671/
Bodongoo671/
Wodongoi671/
Voudonga671/
Voidonga671/
Npadonou671/
Badongou671/

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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 Vodonou
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