Haousa Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Haousa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Haousa (8) may also be a first name.
Haousa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Haousa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Haousa is found most in Cameroon. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Haousa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 10,311,814th most widespread last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Haousa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Haousa are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 33 percent are found in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. Haousa is also the 4,213,784th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 8 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 50 percent live and North Region, where 50 percent live. Outside of Cameroon Haousa occurs in one country. It is also found in Niger, where 33 percent live.
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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 Haousa
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