Zounon Surname
Approximately 4,305 people bear this surname
Zounon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 2,841 | 1:3,638 | 459 |
| Togo | 1,050 | 1:6,903 | 1,501 |
| Gabon | 202 | 1:9,352 | 1,744 |
| Ivory Coast | 139 | 1:165,980 | 7,542 |
| Nigeria | 25 | 1:7,085,710 | 162,099 |
| France | 15 | 1:4,428,181 | 244,602 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Burkina Faso | 6 | 1:3,058,683 | 18,466 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Zounon (139) may also be a first name.
Zounon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zounon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zounon is more frequently found in Benin than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Zounon? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 108,164th most commonly held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,692,810 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Zounon are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 784,558th most common forename on earth. It is borne by 139 people.
It is most commonly held in Benin, where it is carried by 2,841 people, or 1 in 3,638. In Benin it is most frequent in: Ouémé Department, where 28 percent are found, Zou Department, where 21 percent are found and Littoral Department, where 21 percent are found. Apart from Benin this surname is found in 18 countries. It is also common in Togo, where 24 percent are found and Gabon, where 5 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 Zounon
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