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 is borne by more people in Canada than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Houllihan? popularity and diffusion
Houllihan is the 7,593,402nd most numerous surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Houllihan reside; 83 percent reside in North America and 83 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most common in Canada, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 9,211,398. In Canada Houllihan is mostly found in: Alberta, where 100 percent live. Apart from Canada this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.
Houllihan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Houllihan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Houllihan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying 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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