Wanhouwe Surname
Approximately 165 people bear this surname
Wanhouwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 164 | 1:63,022 | 7,752 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Wanhouwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanhouwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wanhouwe has its highest incidence in Benin. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanhouwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,348,199th most common last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 44,166,945 people. The surname Wanhouwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wanhouwe are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most widespread in Benin, where it is borne by 164 people, or 1 in 63,022. In Benin it is most prevalent in: Zou Department, where 99 percent are found, Atlantique Department, where 1 percent are found and Collines Department, where 1 percent are found. Other than Benin Wanhouwe exists in one country. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanouwe | 93 | 2 | / |
| Vanhouwe | 88 | 158 | / |
| Wagnouwe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wanhyoue | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wanowe | 86 | 5 | / |
| Wanuwe | 86 | 3 | / |
| Wangnouwe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Vanhouwer | 82 | 1 | / |
| Vanhowe | 80 | 116 | / |
| Wanouwa | 80 | 13 | / |
| Banouwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wanowei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vanhuwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wanuwei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wanyoue | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wanjuwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vanhauwe | 75 | 82 | / |
| Waignowe | 75 | 21 | / |
| Wanahuea | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wonhouwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vanahoue | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wanuwa | 71 | 43 | / |
| Wanawe | 71 | 37 | / |
| Waingnowe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Vanhauwer | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wanowi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waniwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wonowe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vanhove | 67 | 7,612 | / |
| Banauwe | 67 | 134 | / |
| Wanasue | 67 | 131 | / |
| Wahnawe | 67 | 36 | / |
| Banyoue | 67 | 25 | / |
| Watnachuea | 67 | 14 | / |
| Bonouwe | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wonowei | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wanjuwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wanover | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wangove | 67 | 1 | / |
| Banoube | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wongowe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanyawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanaweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanhobe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanyowa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wanhouwe
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