Houwadan Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Houwadan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 14 | 1:1,370,858 | 28,349 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Houwadan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Houwadan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Houwadan is held by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Houwadan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,908,606th most numerous family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Houwadan reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Chadic Africa.
This last name is most common in Niger, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 1,370,858. In Niger it is primarily concentrated in: Agadez Region, where 57 percent live and Maradi Region, where 43 percent live. Excluding Niger it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 6 percent live and Togo, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ouwadan | 93 | 3 | / |
| Huwadan | 93 | 1 | / |
| Jouwadan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Owadan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hawadan | 80 | 23 | / |
| Hubadan | 80 | 7 | / |
| Ouwedan | 80 | 3 | / |
| Huwadam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ohwadan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hawadane | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hawaudan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Obadan | 71 | 1,127 | / |
| Awadan | 71 | 89 | / |
| Ubadan | 71 | 13 | / |
| Uvadan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Owedan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ovadan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chouvadam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obaidan | 67 | 4,260 | / |
| Aboudan | 67 | 1,502 | / |
| Oweidan | 67 | 765 | / |
| Ubaidan | 67 | 285 | / |
| Awadain | 67 | 192 | / |
| Uwadone | 67 | 81 | / |
| Habadan | 67 | 76 | / |
| Havadan | 67 | 31 | / |
| Uvadhan | 67 | 23 | / |
| Obadean | 67 | 11 | / |
| Aawadan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Awadhan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Awadean | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obadain | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ubaydan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jubadan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Govadan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obadaun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahouhoudan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awoudan | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Houwadan
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