Houela Surname
Approximately 70 people bear this surname
Houela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 60 | 1:319,867 | 9,444 |
| Congo | 9 | 1:554,344 | 12,633 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Houela (4,218) may also be a first name.
Houela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Houela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Houela is found in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Houela? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,273,756th most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Houela reside; 87 percent reside in West Africa and 86 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Houela is also the 106,830th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 4,218 people.
Houela is most commonly held in Niger, where it is held by 60 people, or 1 in 319,867. In Niger Houela is most prevalent in: Zinder Region, where 97 percent are found and Maradi Region, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Niger this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The Congo, where 13 percent are found and Benin, where 1 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 Houela
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