Hounks Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Hounks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hounks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Hounks Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hounks is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hounks? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hounks is the 7,117,718th most widespread family name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Hounks occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Hounks reside; 86 percent reside in West Africa and 86 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Hounks is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Lagos, where 83 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Hounks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hounks has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hounks last name declined 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hunks9155/
Hounk918/
Honks911/
Heunks83102/
Huncks8313/
Hounke834/
Chonks832/
Huhnks831/
Honksz831/
Ounkst830/
Hounck830/
Hohnks830/
Onks80301/
Honk80186/
Unks80100/
Hunk8089/
Ounk809/
Chounke774/
Houtink771/
Ehounke771/
Choungk771/
Chongks771/
Chuenks771/
Hanks7329,108/
Hunke732,847/
Honke731,887/
Houng73964/
Chunk73230/
Hunck73202/
Khunk7372/
Hungs7369/
Chonk7350/
Hoenk7348/
Hoonk7333/
Hongs7322/
Honck7316/
Huink7311/
Huynk7310/
Khonk734/
Onksz731/
Jounk731/
Uncks731/
Hoynk731/
Hoink731/
Hongk731/
Ounke731/
Unkhs731/
Hosnk731/
Hohnk731/
Huenk730/
Choung671,297/
Hohnke67553/
Haungs67445/
Huhnke67383/
Heinks67315/
Unk67305/
Huncke67104/
Hongke67100/
Juncks6782/
Onk6781/
Hancks6762/
Hoynck6757/
Huinck6755/
Hoenck6751/
Huyink6747/
Hoinke6745/
Chongs6745/
Khoung6744/
Chunke6736/
Oungst6722/
Chonke6722/
Huijnk6721/
Hutink6718/
Chanks6717/
Hoings6715/
Houneheke6713/
Chuenk6712/
Huings6711/
Khungs6710/
Hohung679/
Hankss677/
Jounck677/
Housng676/
Chunck674/
Hanksh674/
Chuynk672/
Huynck672/
Khonke672/
Heunke672/
Houeng672/
Hoinck672/
Khongk672/
Khuenk672/
Jahnks671/
Ouyank671/
Chaunk671/
Hankks671/
Hannks671/
Houngkowa671/
Honcke671/
Haunkz671/
Goungk671/
Chuink671/
Huynhk671/
Hankse670/
Joungs670/
Houchings670/
Hainks670/
Joungk670/
Husnck670/
Goungs670/
Joncks670/
Hauncs670/
Heunck670/
Heungs670/

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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 Hounks
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