Houala Surname
Approximately 147 people bear this surname
Houala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 86 | 1:449,204 | 35,752 |
| New Caledonia | 36 | 1:7,673 | 1,760 |
| Congo | 19 | 1:262,584 | 8,646 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Houala (21) may also be a first name.
Houala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Houala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Houala has its highest incidence in Algeria. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Houala? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,453,389th most prevalent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Houala live; 59 percent live in North Africa and 59 percent live in Mahgreb. Houala is also the 2,368,944th most common first name on earth, borne by 21 people.
It is most widespread in Algeria, where it is borne by 86 people, or 1 in 449,204. In Algeria Houala is mostly concentrated in: Guelma Province, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Algeria this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in New Caledonia, where 24 percent are found and The Congo, where 13 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 Houala
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