Houa Surname
Approximately 4,227 people bear this surname
Houa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 3,023 | 1:12,779 | 2,266 |
| Chad | 578 | 1:23,516 | 2,818 |
| Ivory Coast | 356 | 1:64,807 | 3,731 |
| Benin | 77 | 1:134,229 | 14,380 |
| Cameroon | 58 | 1:358,087 | 31,912 |
| France | 45 | 1:1,476,060 | 142,161 |
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | 1:388,272 | 50,829 |
| Niger | 16 | 1:1,199,501 | 25,520 |
| United States | 15 | 1:24,163,929 | 685,360 |
| Solomon Islands | 15 | 1:38,669 | 7,565 |
| Burkina Faso | 9 | 1:2,039,122 | 15,494 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Houa (2,636) may also be a first name.
Houa Demographics
Average Houa Salary in
United States
$48,675 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Houa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Houa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Houa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻮﻭ) is found most frequently in Algeria. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Houa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 110,040th most commonly used family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,724,047 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Houa live; 72 percent live in North Africa and 72 percent live in Mahgreb. Houa is also the 143,058th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 2,636 people.
Houa is most frequent in Algeria, where it is carried by 3,023 people, or 1 in 12,779. In Algeria Houa is most frequent in: Djelfa Province, where 100 percent are found, Algiers Province, where 0 percent are found and Blida Province, where 0 percent are found. Outside of Algeria it is found in 20 countries. It is also common in Chad, where 14 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 8 percent are found.
Houa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Houa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Houa surname expanded 1,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Houa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Houa last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% registered with the party.
Houa earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.81% more than the national average, earning $48,675 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Houa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Houa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺣﻮﻭ | hww | - |
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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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- 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 Houa
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