Houchan Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Houchan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 27 | 1:710,815 | 16,981 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Houchan (16) may also be a first name.
Houchan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Houchan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Houchan is most common in Niger. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Houchan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Houchan is the 3,485,539th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Houchan reside; 84 percent reside in West Africa and 84 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly used forename globally. It is borne by 16 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 710,815. In Niger it is most numerous in: Agadez Region, where 59 percent live and Maradi Region, where 41 percent live. Outside of Niger it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 6 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 6 percent live.
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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 Houchan
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