Houtang Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Houtang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Houtang (2,428) may also be a first name.
Houtang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Houtang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Houtang is found in Taiwan more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Houtang? popularity and diffusion
The last name Houtang is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 63 percent of Houtang reside; 63 percent reside in East Asia and 63 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. Houtang is also the 150,315th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 2,428 people.
The last name Houtang is most frequently used in Taiwan, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 4,688,949. In Taiwan Houtang is most numerous in: Miaoli County, where 80 percent live and Pingtung County, where 20 percent live. Without taking into account Taiwan this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 13 percent live and Benin, where 13 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 Houtang
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