Zodehougan Surname

540,057th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 595 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Zodehougan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Zodehougan Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin5851:17,6682,385
France91:7,380,302306,885
England11:55,718,059489,080

The alternate forms: Zodéhougan (2) are calculated separately.

Zodehougan (32) may also be a first name.

Zodehougan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zodehougan is carried by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Zodéhougan. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zodehougan? popularity and diffusion

Zodehougan is the 540,057th most widely held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 12,247,976 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Zodehougan are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 32 people.

It is most prevalent in Benin, where it is borne by 585 people, or 1 in 17,668. In Benin Zodehougan is mostly found in: Zou Department, where 56 percent live, Littoral Department, where 18 percent live and Atlantique Department, where 10 percent live. Aside from Benin this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in France, where 2 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zodéhougan972/
Zodeougan95166/
Zodehoungan955/
Zedehougan902/
Zudehougan901/
Sodehougan901/
Zodéougan841/
Codjogan677/
Djodjogan632/
Sodjagan562/
Saduyugan531/
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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 Zodehougan
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