Houndsome Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Houndsome Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Houndsome Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa421:1,289,94571,309
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371

Houndsome Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Houndsome Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Houndsome is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Houndsome? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,843,861st most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. Houndsome occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Houndsome are found; 89 percent are found in Southern Africa and 89 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Houndsome is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 1,289,945. In South Africa Houndsome is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 55 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 24 percent reside and Gauteng, where 17 percent reside. Beside South Africa this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 9 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Houndsome Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Houndsome has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Houndsome last name contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Houndsome Last Name Statistics demography

Houndsome earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 221.43% more than the national average, earning R 763,836 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Handsome82700/
Hounzome8263/
Hundsamer7823/
Goundsomy781/
Hounzoume781/
Houndsham780/
Handsom7596/
Hundshamer7479/
Hountchome746/
Hounzame715/
Hounzeme715/
Hundshammer70221/
Handsaeme67143/
Chounchom6714/
Oncome6710/
Hounzamme678/
Khounchom671/
Ouncom671/
Ontsom671/
Hounzahme671/
Handschom670/
Honcom670/

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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
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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 Houndsome
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