Houghs Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Houghs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Houghs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:27,881,456736,413
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States731:687,92744,660

Houghs Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Houghs Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Houghs is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Houghs? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,213,395th most common last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Houghs reside; 93 percent reside in North America and 93 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Houghs is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 27,881,456. In The United States it is mostly found in: Ohio, where 15 percent reside, Texas, where 15 percent reside and Virginia, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Houghs exists in one country. It also occurs in England, where 7 percent reside.

Houghs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Houghs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Houghs surname declined 82 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Houghs Last Name Statistics demography

Houghs earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.9% less than the national average, earning $28,089 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hughs912,024/
Hoghs910/
Hought83266/
Haughs8371/
Goughs834/
Hueghs832/
Houghe832/
Hughse831/
Heughs831/
Hunghs831/
Hughhs830/
Hughss830/
Chughs830/
Huyghs830/
Oghs8089/
Ughs800/
Choughe7740/
Huighes7711/
Hugehes771/
Heughhs770/
Huugh7311/
Haghs7310/
Ahugh732/
Hughh732/
Hoght731/
Hughj731/
Ogzhs731/
Hught731/
Ought730/
Ehioghse711/
Haught675,892/
Chught67145/
Huighe6783/
Huughe6769/
Heughe6755/
Huiges6731/
Haighs6718/
Chugdh6711/
Huight678/
Heighs675/
Choght674/
Hoight673/
Hoiges673/
Hughhh671/
Haughc671/
Hoyghe671/
Hoyges671/
Ougche671/
Huûghe671/
Hûughe671/
Hughce671/
Hieghs671/
Hughtt670/
Hoyght670/

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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 Houghs
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