Houessa Surname
Approximately 249 people bear this surname
Houessa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 248 | 1:41,676 | 5,358 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
Houessa (148) may also be a first name.
Houessa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Houessa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Houessa occurs in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Houessa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Houessa is the 1,017,412th most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 29,267,253 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Houessa live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Houessa is also the 757,758th most widespread forename internationally It is held by 148 people.
This surname is most widespread in Benin, where it is carried by 248 people, or 1 in 41,676. In Benin it is mostly found in: Zou Department, where 53 percent live, Atlantique Department, where 40 percent live and Collines Department, where 4 percent live. Outside of Benin this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 0 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 Houessa
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