Houd Surname

151,271st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,912 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Houd Surname User-submission:

The Houd surname comes from the name of the prophet Houd in the Semitic religions. Mostly used in Islamic countries because it is mentioned in the Quran.

Houd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco1,3971:24,6793,885
Algeria7091:54,4879,298
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Mauritania1871:21,8981,946
France1541:431,31662,491
Niger421:456,95312,306
United States381:9,538,393399,091
India331:23,244,406321,547
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Pakistan121:14,886,99061,272
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
England41:13,929,515290,718
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Greenland11:56,3791,133
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:851,16452,255

Houd (1,006) may also be a first name.

Houd Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Houd surname comes from the name of the prophet Houd in the Semitic religions. Mostly used in Islamic countries because it is mentioned in the Quran.

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Houd Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Houd Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Houd (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺣﻮﺩ, Oriya: ଗଉଡ) is found most frequently in Morocco. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Houd? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 151,271st most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,502,591 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Houd reside; 73 percent reside in North Africa and 73 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 253,646th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 1,006 people.

The surname Houd is most widely held in Morocco, where it is held by 1,397 people, or 1 in 24,679. Without taking into account Morocco Houd is found in 34 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 24 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 7 percent reside.

Houd Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Houd has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Houd surname contracted 36 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Houd Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Houd last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80% being registered with the party.

Houd earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.57% more than the national average, earning $44,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Choud891,291/
Houdt89119/
Ehoud8994/
Houed8952/
Khoud8919/
Houdh896/
Houds891/
Houdz890/
Hou864,316,647/
Hod867,328/
Hud865,457/
Oud865,223/
Hajoud8055/
Haoued8031/
Choudh8015/
Chhoud804/
Houetd802/
Hayoud802/
Chouhd802/
Ehhoud801/
Houshd801/
Chou75494,067/
Goud75118,044/
Hood75109,809/
Oued7560,986/
Hout754,089/
Houy753,043/
Khod753,040/
Joud752,992/
Hudd752,074/
Khou751,581/
Houx751,369/
Chod751,319/
Ehou751,300/
Huud75982/
Houp75943/
Houe75938/
Chud75630/
Hodd75624/
Hodz75568/
Hous75527/
Hoed75408/
Khud75385/
Oudt75336/
Hoid75320/
Haud75269/
Houh75184/
Hoyd75159/
Houz75139/
Hohu75134/
Hodt75113/
Ahud7585/
Oudz7530/
Hodø7529/
Oudh7523/
Houé7520/
Houj7515/
Hudø7513/
Hohd7510/
Ouds755/
Hudt755/
Heud754/
Hudh754/
Hods754/
Ohud753/
Huod753/
Hodh753/
Hosd753/
Huid752/
Hujd752/
Ouhd752/
Hgod752/
Hgou752/
Outd751/
Huyd751/
Husd751/
Huhd751/
Ouéd751/
Héou751/
Hudp751/
Hgud751/
Hodp751/
Hutd750/
Houdová73317/
Houdova7314/
Chaoued7313/
Haihoud732/
Chouhdh731/
Hu6716,960,671/
Ho671,909,912/
Ou671,663,139/
Aoued674,998/
Od673,422/
Hoult673,348/
Ud673,271/
Housh672,527/
Ahoue672,257/
Houts671,781/
Houha671,673/
Choux671,595/
Chaud671,530/
Heyou671,464/
Hoedt671,430/
Houet671,195/
Houij67928/
Chouh67735/
Ouyed67702/
Hayou67674/
Haoue67670/
Hoyau67656/
Hoyed67623/
Hodds67586/
Houss67582/
Ohoue67568/
Houee67490/
Houch67484/
Hajou67474/
Ayoud67430/
Choup67374/
Houth67339/
Houte67307/
Aihou67278/
Oujid67276/
Chout67235/
Hoods67224/
Houst67210/
Houes67208/
Chudh67203/
Chous67184/
Houia67158/
Houji67155/
Houšť67151/
Haudt67127/
Chohu67112/
Chudd67101/
Chouy6796/
Hoddø6794/
Houya6782/
Ajoud6780/
Chhod6770/
Goudt6768/
Houye6752/
Chhou6751/
Houée6750/
Heudt6748/
Khout6747/
Choue6741/
Hajud6739/
Hayod6737/
Houie6735/
Huyad6734/
Goudh6732/
Khaud6730/
Ouyad6726/
Hujad6723/
Houët6723/
Khoid6722/
Houja6722/
Choid6720/
Chouj6719/
Hoddd6718/
Houez6717/
Goued6716/
Haiou6716/
Houhe6716/
Houyo6716/
Khudd6715/
Houzz6715/
Chodh6715/
Houyi6714/
Choed6712/
Hoodt6711/
Hjouh6710/
Chouň6710/
Huids679/
Hooue679/
Auhou678/
Heyod678/
Hoodh677/
Hoidz677/
Khodh677/
Khouh676/
Hausd676/
Chgou676/
Ouiad676/
Houtt675/
Hoydt675/
Goudd675/
Hayud675/
Joudh674/
Khoed674/
Ahiod674/
Chouz674/
Khoue673/
Hodte673/
Houje673/
Chued673/
Huhdh673/
Chudt673/
Aioud673/
Khudh673/
Howed672/
Houpp672/
Hoidt672/
Goutd672/
Chodd672/
Chood672/
Chods672/
Hoyds672/
Hajod672/
Chohd672/
Hoiau672/
Houeh672/
Houio672/
Houjo672/
Khood672/
Huudh672/
Khotd671/
Khoyd671/
Choyd671/
Hauds671/
Heaud671/
Huyed671/
Hudte671/
Hotds671/
Houtp671/
Huidt671/
Hodgy671/
Hgaud671/
Hoh'd671/
Hoied671/
Hjudd671/
Hootd671/
Ahaud671/
Ahiud671/
Hoyuo671/
Eihod671/
Oohou671/
Houeï671/
Houjh671/
Huyds671/
Hoodp671/
Houyz671/
Hoyad671/
Heuid671/
Khodd671/
Khudt671/
Khued671/
Oudth671/
Ehouh671/
Ehoux671/
Ehouz671/
Ahyud671/
Ahjou671/
Aahud671/
Choyeaud671/
Chuid671/
Hoyid671/
Chaaoued671/
Eihud671/
Ouied671/
Ehjod671/
Chauhoud671/
Hoshd671/
Hhohd671/
Heusd671/
Hustd671/
Hodts671/
Chodt670/
Houht670/
Joudt670/
Huedd670/
Hudtt670/
Huodt670/
Housp670/
Huidh670/

Houd Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Houd in the Oriya language
ଗଉଡga'uda-
Houd in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺣﻮﺩahwd49.38
ﻫﻮﺩhwd18.52
ﺣﻮﺩhwd17.28
ﺃﺣﻮﺩahwd9.88
ﺑﻮﺣﻮﻅbwhwz2.47
ﺣﻮﻭﺩhwwd1.23

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