Houhan Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Houhan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 38 | 1:20,185,931 | 296,209 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Houhan (772) may also be a first name.
Houhan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Houhan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Houhan (Marathi: चौहान) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Houhan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,017,195th most commonly used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Houhan reside; 90 percent reside in South Asia and 90 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 295,418th most commonly used forename worldwide It is held by 772 people.
The last name Houhan is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 20,185,931. In India it is most frequent in: Assam, where 76 percent live, Bihar, where 8 percent live and West Bengal, where 8 percent live. Apart from India this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 2 percent live and Benin, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Houhan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Houhan in the Marathi language | ||
| चौहान | cauhana | - |
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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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- 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 Houhan
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