Hourlay Surname
Approximately 151 people bear this surname
Hourlay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 93 | 1:123,620 | 18,077 |
| France | 51 | 1:1,302,406 | 132,002 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
Hourlay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hourlay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hourlay is found in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Hourlay click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hourlay? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,428,594th most common family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 48,261,893 people. The last name Hourlay occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Hourlay are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.
The surname Hourlay is most frequently used in Belgium, where it is held by 93 people, or 1 in 123,620. In Belgium it is primarily concentrated in: Walloon Region, where 90 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 10 percent live. Aside from Belgium this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in France, where 34 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.
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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 Hourlay
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