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 surname Houwadan occurs in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Houwadan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Houwadan? popularity and diffusion
Houwadan is the 4,908,606th most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Houwadan are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Chadic Africa.
It is most widely held in Niger, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 1,370,858. In Niger Houwadan is most common in: Agadez Region, where 57 percent are found and Maradi Region, where 43 percent are found. Outside of Niger it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 6 percent are found and Togo, where 6 percent are found.
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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