Hoough Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Hoough Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Hoough Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Hoough Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hoough occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hoough? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most frequent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Hoough are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Hoough is most common in: Benue, where 100 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
Ahough8367/
Uhough8313/
Houogh831/
Hoaugh831/
Huough830/
Chohugh771/
Chaough771/
O'Gough771/
Aough7353/
Uough7325/
Uhogh734/
Aoogh734/
Hoaug734/
Ahoug732/
Hoouk731/
Hoyoux67193/
Uyough6744/
Ahuugh678/
Chaoug671/
Khaoog671/
Uyoogh671/
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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 Hoough
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