Yehoun Surname
Approximately 482 people bear this surname
Yehoun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 288 | 1:63,723 | 2,527 |
| Benin | 165 | 1:62,640 | 7,708 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Ivory Coast | 6 | 1:3,845,205 | 48,272 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Yehoun (18) may also be a first name.
Yehoun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yehoun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yehoun is borne by more people in Burkina Faso than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Yehoun.
How Common Is The Last Name Yehoun? popularity and diffusion
The surname Yehoun is the 633,196th most frequently occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 15,119,390 people. The last name Yehoun is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Yehoun reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 18 people.
The last name Yehoun is most commonly held in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 288 people, or 1 in 63,723. In Burkina Faso Yehoun is primarily found in: Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 61 percent reside, Hauts-Bassins Region, where 14 percent reside and Centre Region, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Burkina Faso Yehoun is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 34 percent reside and Iraq, where 4 percent reside.
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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
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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