Houcai Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Houcai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | 55 | 1:426,268 | 3,270 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
Houcai (9,383) may also be a first name.
Houcai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Houcai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Houcai occurs in Taiwan more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Houcai? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,460,878th most widespread family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Houcai reside; 100 percent reside in East Asia and 100 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. Houcai is also the 63,966th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 9,383 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Taiwan, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 426,268. In Taiwan Houcai is primarily found in: Tainan City, where 40 percent reside, Chiayi County, where 33 percent reside and Kaohsiung City, where 9 percent reside. Not including Taiwan this last name is found in one country. It is also found in China, where 10 percent reside.
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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 Houcai
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