Houghey Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Houghey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 8 | 1:553,733 | 17,655 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 25 | 1:975,015 | 39,671 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 33 | 1:1,521,778 | 81,120 |
Houghey Demographics
Houghey Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Houghey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Houghey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Houghey occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Houghey? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,034,050th most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Houghey are found; 71 percent are found in Northern Europe and 71 percent are found in British Isles.
The surname Houghey is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 4,286,005. In England Houghey is primarily concentrated in: Durham, where 38 percent live, Lancashire, where 38 percent live and North Yorkshire, where 8 percent live. Beside England Houghey is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 29 percent live and Wales, where 17 percent live.
Houghey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Houghey has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Houghey last name fell 48 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Houghey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Houghey surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
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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 Houghey
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