Zomahoun Surname
Approximately 1,655 people bear this surname
Zomahoun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 1,584 | 1:6,525 | 898 |
| Ivory Coast | 22 | 1:1,048,692 | 25,281 |
| France | 17 | 1:3,907,219 | 231,005 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Senegal | 5 | 1:2,915,868 | 5,479 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Zomahoun (12) may also be a first name.
Zomahoun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zomahoun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zomahoun occurs more in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Zomahoun click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zomahoun? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 241,430th most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 4,403,351 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Zomahoun are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Zomahoun is also the 3,306,491st most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 12 people.
Zomahoun is most frequently used in Benin, where it is carried by 1,584 people, or 1 in 6,525. In Benin it is mostly found in: Collines Department, where 37 percent are found, Littoral Department, where 20 percent are found and Zou Department, where 18 percent are found. Outside of Benin it is found in 14 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent are found and France, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zoumahoun | 94 | 7 | / |
| Zomahoum | 88 | 2 | / |
| Somahoun | 88 | 1 | / |
| Zoumahon | 88 | 1 | / |
| Somahon | 80 | 76 | / |
| Samahoun | 75 | 115 | / |
| Semahoun | 75 | 2 | / |
| Somaon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jomaon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samahon | 67 | 679 | / |
| Semaoun | 67 | 189 | / |
| Sumahon | 67 | 53 | / |
| Zamajon | 67 | 26 | / |
| Samaoun | 67 | 13 | / |
| Somohon | 67 | 10 | / |
| Somahom | 67 | 9 | / |
| Somoeun | 67 | 6 | / |
| Somayon | 67 | 3 | / |
| Somouan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Somaong | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chomaon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Comojun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djoumaoune | 67 | 1 | / |
| Semahon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zomohan | 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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zomahoun
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