Houlachan Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Scotland

Houlachan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Houlachan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Scotland71:764,83125,488
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland41:935,80421,348

Houlachan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Houlachan Come From? nationality or country of origin

Houlachan is most common in Canada. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Houlachan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,798,600th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname Houlachan occurs mostly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Houlachan reside; 74 percent reside in North America and 74 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Houlachan is most frequently held in Canada, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 1,842,280. In Canada it is most frequent in: Ontario, where 95 percent are found and Alberta, where 5 percent are found. Beside Canada this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Scotland, where 26 percent are found.

Houlachan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Houlachan has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people who held the Houlachan surname rose 175 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Houlachan Last Name Statistics demography

Houlachan earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 15.05% less than the national average, earning $42,206 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoolachan8985/
Chulachan894/
Hullachan892/
Hulaschan891/
Holachand891/
Chulacan8231/
Halachan824/
Ulachand822/
Jolachan821/
Gulachan821/
Olachane821/
Oulahcan821/
Ulacan804/
Olacan801/
Chalachan78142/
Hulahasan786/
Khulashan782/
Chulakhan782/
Hullakhan781/
Ullachain781/
Gulachhan781/
Alachan75270/
Uilacan75203/
Ulakhan75174/
Holocan7572/
Hulasan7518/
Olachon7510/
Ulhacan754/
Ullacan753/
Halacan752/
Ulashan751/
Ulahjan751/
Ulochan751/
Olakhan751/
Cholakhane7440/
Chalyachan741/
Chalacan714,229/
Gulashan712,093/
Oulahcen71861/
Alacahan71480/
Ullakhan71471/
Oulahsen71280/
Ulahasan71192/
Gulakhan7156/
Halakhan7142/
Holaysan7136/
Olhachan7128/
Halashan7116/
Ullahjan7114/
Ulahkhan7112/
Holoshan716/
Halechan714/
Halacean713/
Ulajahan713/
Halahsan713/
Ulakhann713/
Alachane712/
Galachan712/
Ollakhan711/
Olahasan711/
Ulaakhan711/
Joulajan711/
Olgachon711/
Oloichan711/
Golakhan711/
Ahlacham711/
Allachan711/
Halachanová708/
Oulahassane701/
Alacan671,542/
Ulaşan671,040/
Ullahkhan67371/
Goulahsen67346/
Ulasan67304/
Khalakhan67228/
Olasan67103/
Chalachanová6787/
Ulocan6778/
Chalachon6730/
Olajan6714/
Haloschan6712/
Goulassan6711/
Goulahcen679/
Guulashan678/
Olahassan678/
Olocan678/
Oloitchan678/
Chalachanova677/
Ulajan675/
Yelatchan675/
Haulasang674/
Chalacham674/
Ullahasan674/
Algatchan674/
Oulahsein673/
Ullakhann673/
Halahasan673/
Hallacean672/
Gallachan671/
Uulahasan671/
Oulhausen671/
Holhausen671/
Ayulakhan671/
Gulakhann671/
Gulashain671/
Goolashan671/
Alachahan671/
Khulaasan671/
Oulhassan671/
Ullahjaan671/
Ehalakhan671/
Allachane671/
Chalachán671/
Alhoushan671/
Ulahassan671/
Alhousaan671/
Auliakhan671/
Holakhone671/
Kholakhon671/
Hollhasen670/

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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 Houlachan
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