Houkang Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Houkang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Houkang (1,526) may also be a first name.
Houkang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Houkang Come From? nationality or country of origin
Houkang is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Houkang? popularity and diffusion
The last name Houkang is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Houkang occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Houkang are found; 40 percent are found in Central Africa and 40 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Houkang is also the 198,636th most widely held given name on earth It is held by 1,526 people.
This last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 5,192,267. In Cameroon Houkang is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 50 percent live and Far North Region, where 50 percent live. Excluding Cameroon it is found in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 20 percent live.
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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 Houkang
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