Houska Surname
Approximately 3,130 people bear this surname
Houska Surname User-submission:
The Houska surname refers to a type of bread in Czechia and means 'bread roll' or 'bun'.
Houska Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 1,557 | 1:6,829 | 832 |
| United States | 1,256 | 1:288,582 | 26,808 |
| Austria | 169 | 1:50,387 | 7,983 |
| Germany | 72 | 1:1,118,131 | 74,279 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| Uruguay | 5 | 1:686,352 | 29,886 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 95 | 1:528,618 | 36,719 |
The alternate forms: Houška (365) & Houśka (2) are calculated separately.
Houska (14) may also be a first name.
Houska Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Houska surname refers to a type of bread in Czechia and means 'bread roll' or 'bun'.
- henryhh7Houska is a Czech word for 'bead roll' or 'gosling'.
- deleted-173293Houska Demographics
Average Houska Salary in
United States
$46,303 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Houska Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Houska Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Houska is held by more people in Czechia than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Houška or Houśka. For other potential spellings of Houska click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Houska? popularity and diffusion
Houska is the 142,231st most frequent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,328,289 people. Houska occurs mostly in Europe, where 59 percent of Houska reside; 50 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 50 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,024,661st most widely held first name internationally, borne by 14 people.
Houska is most frequently occurring in Czechia, where it is carried by 1,557 people, or 1 in 6,829. In Czechia Houska is most numerous in: Central Bohemian Region, where 24 percent reside, Prague, where 22 percent reside and South Bohemian Region, where 21 percent reside. Other than Czechia this surname exists in 23 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 40 percent reside and Austria, where 5 percent reside.
Houska Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Houska has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,322 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Houska Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Houska surname are 21.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.29% registered with the political party.
The amount Houska earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 7.31% more than the national average, earning $46,303 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.15% less than the national average, earning $40,171 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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