Houllihan Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Houllihan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19 | 1:2,643,089 | 124,494 |
Houllihan Demographics
Houllihan Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Houllihan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Houllihan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Houllihan occurs more in Canada more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Houllihan.
How Common Is The Last Name Houllihan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,593,402nd most common last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Houllihan is primarily found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Houllihan are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
It is most frequently occurring in Canada, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 9,211,398. In Canada it is primarily concentrated in: Alberta, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Canada it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 17 percent reside.
Houllihan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Houllihan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Houllihan surname fell 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Houllihan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Houllihan surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
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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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- 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 Houllihan
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