Houira Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Houira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 16 | 1:1,298,067 | 76,941 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
Houira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Houira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Houira is most common in Cameroon. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Houira? popularity and diffusion
Houira is the 4,206,983rd most frequent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Houira live; 59 percent live in West Africa and 59 percent live in Chadic Africa.
The surname is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 1,298,067. In Cameroon Houira is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 81 percent reside, Centre Region, where 13 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 18 percent reside and Algeria, where 5 percent reside.
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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 Houira
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