Houghon Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Houghon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Houghon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Houghon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Houghon occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Houghon? popularity and diffusion
The last name Houghon is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Houghon occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Houghon are found; 67 percent are found in Northern Europe and 67 percent are found in British Isles.
The surname Houghon is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 27,859,030. In England Houghon is most common in: Lancashire, where 50 percent are found and Tyne and Wear, where 50 percent are found. Not including England Houghon is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent are found.
Houghon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Houghon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Houghon surname declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Houghon
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