Houellebecq Surname
Approximately 68 people bear this surname
Houellebecq Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 64 | 1:1,037,855 | 114,367 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
Houellebecq Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Houellebecq Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Houellebecq has its highest incidence in France. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Houellebecq? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,312,869th most numerous last name globally, borne by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Houellebecq live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Gallo-Europe.
The surname Houellebecq is most frequently occurring in France, where it is borne by 64 people, or 1 in 1,037,855. In France it is primarily found in: Normandy, where 78 percent reside, Centre-Val de Loire, where 14 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 3 percent reside. Excluding France this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Israel, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houiellebecq | 96 | 57 | / |
| Houellebec | 95 | 26 | / |
| Bellebeck | 70 | 0 | / |
| Houllevigue | 64 | 29 | / |
| Huellewig | 60 | 8 | / |
| Villebeck | 60 | 7 | / |
| Billebeck | 60 | 2 | / |
| Houlibeke | 60 | 1 | / |
| Billebeeck | 57 | 1 | / |
| Huelibig | 53 | 1 | / |
| Haelewyck | 50 | 126 | / |
| Willebeek | 50 | 11 | / |
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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
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- 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 Houellebecq
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