Houlay Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Houlay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Djibouti | 4 | 1:228,733 | 966 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Houlay (35) may also be a first name.
Houlay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Houlay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Houlay is held by more people in Djibouti than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Houlay? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Houlay is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Houlay live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequently held given name on earth, borne by 35 people.
The last name is most widespread in Djibouti, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 228,733. Beside Djibouti this surname exists in one country. It is also found in France, where 20 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 Houlay
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