Houleye Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Houleye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 6 | 1:2,429,890 | 4,996 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Houleye (27,920) may also be a first name.
Houleye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Houleye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Houleye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻫﻮﻟﻲ) is found in Senegal more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Houleye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Houleye is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Houleye reside; 86 percent reside in West Africa and 86 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Houleye is also the 29,469th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 27,920 people.
Houleye is most frequent in Senegal, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 2,429,890. In Senegal Houleye is most common in: Dakar Region, where 100 percent reside. Beside Senegal this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Houleye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Houleye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻫﻮﻟﻲ | hwly | 75.89 |
| ﻫﻠﻲ | hly | 19.68 |
| ﻫﻮﻟﻰ | hwly | 2.77 |
| ﻫﻮﻻﻱ | hwlay | 0.47 |
| ﺣﻮﻟﻴﺔ | hwlyt | 0.05 |
| ﻫﻮﻟﻴﻪ | hwlyh | 0.05 |
| ﻫﺎﻭﻟﻲ | hawly | 0.05 |
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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
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- 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 Houleye
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