Houan Surname
Approximately 218 people bear this surname
Houan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 132 | 1:78,300 | 9,304 |
| Ivory Coast | 72 | 1:320,434 | 11,797 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Houan (119) may also be a first name.
Houan Demographics
Average Houan Salary in
United States
$23,375 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Houan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Houan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Houan is found most in Benin. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Houan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,115,011th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 33,429,110 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Houan are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 63 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 856,040th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 119 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Benin, where it is borne by 132 people, or 1 in 78,300. In Benin it is most prevalent in: Zou Department, where 50 percent live, Kouffo Department, where 39 percent live and Littoral Department, where 8 percent live. Beside Benin Houan occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.
Houan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Houan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Houan Last Name Statistics demography
Houan earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year.
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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 Houan
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