Houphouet Surname

101,509th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,652 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Houphouet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Houphouet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast4,3581:5,294479
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
France61:11,070,454349,096
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Houphouet (3,050) may also be a first name.

Houphouet Last Name Facts

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

The surname Houphouet is borne by more people in The Ivory Coast than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Houphouet? popularity and diffusion

The surname Houphouet is the 101,509th most commonly used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,566,540 people. The last name Houphouet occurs predominantly in Africa, where 77 percent of Houphouet reside; 77 percent reside in West Africa and 66 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Houphouet is also the 130,747th most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 3,050 people.

The last name Houphouet is most widespread in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 4,358 people, or 1 in 5,294. In The Ivory Coast it is mostly concentrated in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 19 percent are found, Bas-Sassandra District, where 17 percent are found and Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 17 percent are found. Other than The Ivory Coast this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 6 percent are found and France, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hhouphouet951/
Ouphouet94361/
Houphoue94190/
Houpouet943/
Houhpouet892/
Choupouet891/
Ouphoue8842/
Houfouet826/
Auphouet821/
Houphoué821/
Hopoue8014/
Houpou805/
Oupoue801/
Houffouet78161/
Choupou7565/
Houfoue7516/
Oufouet7513/
Aphouet7511/
Auphoue751/
Opouete751/
Houpeut751/
Hopoute751/
Ouffouet711,730/
Houffoue71210/
Opoue7192/
Ayuphuet7131/
Choupaut7124/
Ophoe714/
Chophaet714/
Hopou712/
Yephouet711/
Oupou711/
Ouefouet711/
Opuet711/
Opouette711/
Opoet711/
Khoufout711/
Hoffouet711/
Goufouet711/
Ophou711/
Choupouh711/
Hoppouth711/
Choupoup711/
Chuphaet711/
Uphues67699/
Khupoe67212/
Choupault6781/
Oufoue6769/
Hoovue6768/
Goupou6751/
Houpie6715/
Houpey6714/
Chupue6714/
Hoipue677/
Aphoue675/
Houfou674/
Haphoe674/
Chaiphuet672/
Joupou672/
Cheufouet672/
Chopou672/
Apouet671/
Haphou671/
Goupoe671/
Ophuea671/
Gouefouet671/
Oppoue671/
Hoppoe671/
Houpea671/
Houpei671/
Houpeu671/
Opoyet671/
Khowphoit671/
Oupiet671/
Oudpou671/
Uphous670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Houphouet
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