Houeya Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Houeya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Houeya (20) may also be a first name.
Houeya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Houeya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Houeya is most common in Benin. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Houeya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Houeya is the 10,311,814th most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Houeya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Houeya reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring given name globally. It is borne by 20 people.
This last name is most widespread in Benin, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 5,167,801. In Benin Houeya is most common in: Kouffo Department, where 50 percent live and Zou Department, where 50 percent live. Beside Benin Houeya exists in one country. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 33 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 Houeya
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