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
The surname Houhan (Marathi: चौहान) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Houhan? popularity and diffusion
Houhan is the 3,017,195th most commonly used family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Houhan live; 90 percent live in South Asia and 90 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Houhan is also the 295,418th most commonly held given name worldwide It is held by 772 people.
The last name Houhan is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 20,185,931. In India it is most prevalent in: Assam, where 76 percent are found, Bihar, where 8 percent are found and West Bengal, where 8 percent are found. Barring India Houhan exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 2 percent are found and Benin, where 2 percent are found.
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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