Houghson Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Houghson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Houghson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Houghson Last Name Facts

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

Houghson has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Houghson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most common last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Houghson live; 71 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Houghson is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States Houghson is mostly found in: Arkansas, where 20 percent live, California, where 20 percent live and Colorado, where 20 percent live. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 14 percent live and Scotland, where 14 percent live.

Houghson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Houghson has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 74 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hughson933,517/
Hoghson931/
Hougson931/
Haughson880/
Houghsen880/
Heughson880/
Houghsan880/
Hoggson8018/
Hoogson807/
Joghson802/
Hoigson801/
Hohgson801/
Hocgson801/
Haghson800/
Haugson800/
Hughsen800/
Huggson800/
Haughcon752/
Augson7115/
Hugsan711/
Chunghsun711/
Hoxson710/
Jouxson6788/
Hughsam6724/
Hongzon672/
Oghsian671/
Hoksonn671/
Chunghsien671/
Hocsonn671/
Hookson671/
Hoocson671/
Haukson670/
Huikson670/
Eaghson670/

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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 Houghson
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