Houto Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Houto Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 19 | 1:543,979 | 34,804 |
| Cameroon | 15 | 1:1,384,605 | 80,726 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
Houto (41) may also be a first name.
Houto Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Houto Come From? nationality or country of origin
Houto has its highest incidence in Benin. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Houto? popularity and diffusion
Houto is the 2,979,664th most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Houto reside; 63 percent reside in West Africa and 44 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 41 people.
The last name Houto is most commonly held in Benin, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 543,979. In Benin Houto is primarily concentrated in: Kouffo Department, where 42 percent reside, Ouémé Department, where 21 percent reside and Zou Department, where 21 percent reside. Excluding Benin this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 35 percent reside and Niger, where 16 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 Houto
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