Hounks Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Hounks Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
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.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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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