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 found most in The Ivory Coast. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Houphouet click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Houphouet? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 101,509th most common family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,566,540 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 77 percent of Houphouet are found; 77 percent are found in West Africa and 66 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Houphouet is also the 130,747th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 3,050 people.

The surname is most common in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 4,358 people, or 1 in 5,294. In The Ivory Coast Houphouet is most numerous in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 19 percent reside, Bas-Sassandra District, where 17 percent reside and Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 17 percent reside. Not including The Ivory Coast this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 6 percent reside and France, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Ouphouet94361/
Houphoue94190/
Houpouet943/
Houhpouet892/
Choupouet891/
Ouphoue8842/
Houfouet826/
Auphouet821/
Houphoué821/
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Houpou805/
Oupoue801/
Houffouet78161/
Choupou7565/
Houfoue7516/
Oufouet7513/
Aphouet7511/
Auphoue751/
Opouete751/
Houpeut751/
Hopoute751/
Ouffouet711,730/
Houffoue71210/
Opoue7192/
Ayuphuet7131/
Choupaut7124/
Ophoe714/
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Hopou712/
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Opoet711/
Khoufout711/
Hoffouet711/
Goufouet711/
Ophou711/
Choupouh711/
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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/
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Houpeu671/
Opoyet671/
Khowphoit671/
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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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