Houwang Surname
Approximately 60 people bear this surname
Houwang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | 55 | 1:426,268 | 3,270 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Houwang (2,618) may also be a first name.
Houwang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Houwang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Houwang is found in Taiwan more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Houwang? popularity and diffusion
The surname Houwang is the 2,483,783rd most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. Houwang occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Houwang are found; 98 percent are found in East Asia and 98 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 143,609th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 2,618 people.
The last name Houwang is most commonly held in Taiwan, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 426,268. In Taiwan it is primarily concentrated in: Kaohsiung City, where 22 percent live, Chiayi County, where 18 percent live and Tainan City, where 18 percent live. Besides Taiwan this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in China, where 7 percent live and England, where 2 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 Houwang
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