Yahoun Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Yahoun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
Yahoun (231) may also be a first name.
Yahoun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yahoun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yahoun occurs in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Yahoun click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yahoun? popularity and diffusion
The surname Yahoun is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Yahoun is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Yahoun reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yahoun is also the 590,311th most frequently used given name worldwide, held by 231 people.
The last name Yahoun is most frequently held in Benin, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 3,445,201. In Benin Yahoun is most frequent in: Borgou Department, where 67 percent are found and Littoral Department, where 33 percent are found. Not including Benin it exists in one country. It is also common in Yemen, where 50 percent are found.
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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 Yahoun
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