Houja Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Houja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 21 | 1:913,906 | 20,544 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Houja (18) may also be a first name.
Houja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Houja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Houja is found most frequently in Niger. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Houja? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,206,983rd most frequent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Houja reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Houja is also the 2,608,198th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 18 people.
It is most commonly used in Niger, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 913,906. In Niger Houja is mostly found in: Tahoua Region, where 86 percent are found, Agadez Region, where 5 percent are found and Zinder Region, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Niger this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Benin, where 5 percent are found.
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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 Houja
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