Houghting Surname

1,136,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 212 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Houghting Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Houghting Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1181:459,13338,484
Canada491:751,95159,756
England291:1,921,31276,208
United States101:36,245,893832,629
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:677,09432,515
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Houghting Last Name Facts

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

The surname Houghting occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Houghting? popularity and diffusion

The surname Houghting is the 1,136,896th most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 34,375,217 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 56 percent of Houghting reside; 56 percent reside in Southern Africa and 56 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Houghting is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 118 people, or 1 in 459,133. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 72 percent reside, Gauteng, where 14 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 13 percent reside. Excluding South Africa it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 23 percent reside and England, where 14 percent reside.

Houghting Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Houghting has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Houghting surname contracted 19 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 333 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Houghting Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Houghting earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 40.98% less than the national average, earning R 140,244 per year; in United States they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $42,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.08% more than the national average, earning $54,195 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Houghtting950/
Houghtin940/
Houghtion891/
Houghttin890/
Haughting890/
Houghtn880/
Houghten82157/
Haughtin820/
Houghthen781/
Hughten750/
Oughten750/
Haughten715/
Aughten630/
Hieghten591/
Heighten591/
Haighten590/
Aghten5319/
Aghtim531/
Eighten5011/
Aghthen500/

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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 Houghting
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