Houmar Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Houmar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 33 | 1:581,576 | 14,627 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Houmar (68) may also be a first name.
Houmar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Houmar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Houmar (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻫﻮﻣﺮ) is found most frequently in Niger. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Houmar? popularity and diffusion
The last name Houmar is the 2,776,799th most widely held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Houmar reside; 76 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Houmar is also the 1,181,159th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 68 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 581,576. In Niger Houmar is most common in: Tillabéri Region, where 82 percent reside and Tahoua Region, where 18 percent reside. Barring Niger this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 18 percent reside and Mauritania, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Houmar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Houmar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻫﻮﻣﺮ | hwmr | - |
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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 Houmar
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