Houssei Surname
Approximately 150 people bear this surname
Houssei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 115 | 1:166,887 | 6,016 |
| Iran | 34 | 1:2,258,310 | 76,749 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
The alternate forms: Housseï (1) are calculated separately.
Houssei (3,647) may also be a first name.
Houssei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Houssei Come From? nationality or country of origin
Houssei is carried by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Housseï. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Houssei? popularity and diffusion
The last name Houssei is the 1,434,893rd most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 48,583,639 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Houssei live; 77 percent live in West Africa and 77 percent live in Chadic Africa. Houssei is also the 116,952nd most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 3,647 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Niger, where it is borne by 115 people, or 1 in 166,887. In Niger Houssei is mostly found in: Tahoua Region, where 59 percent reside, Tillabéri Region, where 37 percent reside and Dosso Region, where 2 percent reside. Barring Niger this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 23 percent reside and Burkina Faso, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Houssei
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