Houssey Surname
Approximately 450 people bear this surname
Houssey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 397 | 1:48,343 | 2,437 |
| Burkina Faso | 47 | 1:390,470 | 6,130 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Houssey (3,201) may also be a first name.
Houssey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Houssey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Houssey occurs in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Houssey? popularity and diffusion
The last name Houssey is the 666,162nd most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 16,194,546 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Houssey are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Houssey is also the 126,916th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 3,201 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Niger, where it is held by 397 people, or 1 in 48,343. In Niger it is primarily found in: Tillabéri Region, where 91 percent are found, Tahoua Region, where 4 percent are found and Zinder Region, where 4 percent are found. Besides Niger it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Burkina Faso, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Houssey
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