Yanhou Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Yanhou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 9 | 1:1,148,400 | 50,768 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
Yanhou (2,002) may also be a first name.
Yanhou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yanhou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yanhou occurs in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yanhou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Yanhou is the 3,798,600th most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. Yanhou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 74 percent of Yanhou are found; 41 percent are found in West Africa and 37 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yanhou is also the 168,919th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 2,002 people.
The last name is most frequent in Benin, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 1,148,400. In Benin Yanhou is primarily concentrated in: Atakora Department, where 67 percent are found, Borgou Department, where 11 percent are found and Donga Department, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Benin Yanhou is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 33 percent are found and Taiwan, where 22 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 Yanhou
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