Houssa Surname
Approximately 4,791 people bear this surname
Houssa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 1,834 | 1:5,636 | 739 |
| Morocco | 1,806 | 1:19,090 | 2,933 |
| Niger | 541 | 1:35,475 | 1,954 |
| Belgium | 347 | 1:33,132 | 5,384 |
| France | 84 | 1:790,747 | 95,785 |
| Cameroon | 77 | 1:269,728 | 25,950 |
| Spain | 20 | 1:2,337,602 | 57,118 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Mali | 9 | 1:1,885,448 | 1,868 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Burkina Faso | 6 | 1:3,058,683 | 18,466 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Houssa (1,845) may also be a first name.
Houssa Demographics
Average Houssa Salary in
United States
$18,333 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Houssa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Houssa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Houssa is more frequently found in Benin than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Houssa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 98,914th most numerous family name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,521,091 people. Houssa occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Houssa are found; 52 percent are found in West Africa and 39 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Houssa is also the 177,545th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 1,845 people.
This surname is most widespread in Benin, where it is carried by 1,834 people, or 1 in 5,636. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Ouémé Department, where 56 percent reside, Littoral Department, where 18 percent reside and Plateau Department, where 13 percent reside. Barring Benin Houssa occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 38 percent reside and Niger, where 11 percent reside.
Houssa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Houssa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Houssa last name rose 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Houssa Last Name Statistics demography
Houssa earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 57.51% less than the national average, earning $18,333 USD per year.
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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 Houssa
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