Houfa Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Houfa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Houfa (49) may also be a first name.
Houfa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Houfa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Houfa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻫﻮﻓﺎ) occurs more in Morocco more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Houfa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Houfa is the 5,391,485th most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 62 percent of Houfa are found; 38 percent are found in North Africa and 38 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 1,430,306th most frequently held given name on earth, held by 49 people.
The surname Houfa is most widely held in Morocco, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 8,619,025. Without taking into account Morocco it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Mauritania, where 15 percent reside.
Houfa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Houfa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Houfa last name increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Houfa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Houfa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻫﻮﻓﺎ | hwfa | 33.33 |
| ﺣﻮﻓﺎ | hwfa | 33.33 |
| ﺃﻭﻓﻰ | awfy | 33.33 |
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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 Houfa
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