Houva Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Houva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Houva (24) may also be a first name.
Houva Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Houva Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Houva is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Houva? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Houva is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Houva reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Houva is also the 2,187,323rd most widespread first name on earth It is held by 24 people.
The surname is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 5,192,267. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Far North Region, where 75 percent reside and North Region, where 25 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 17 percent reside and Nigeria, where 17 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 Houva
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