Houxiang Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Houxiang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
Houxiang (16,687) may also be a first name.
Houxiang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Houxiang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Houxiang is more frequently found in China than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Houxiang? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,117,718th most common surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Houxiang live; 71 percent live in East Asia and 71 percent live in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 43,101st most common first name world-wide It is held by 16,687 people.
It is most widespread in China, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 273,464,313. Besides China this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Singapore, where 14 percent reside and Vietnam, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ouxiang | 93 | 3 | / |
| Huxiang | 93 | 3 | / |
| Houxian | 93 | 1 | / |
| Huixiang | 88 | 20 | / |
| Chuxiang | 88 | 3 | / |
| Chouxian | 88 | 1 | / |
| Huoxiang | 88 | 1 | / |
| Huxian | 86 | 8 | / |
| Hongxiang | 82 | 21 | / |
| Chunxiang | 82 | 15 | / |
| Huixian | 80 | 90 | / |
| Huxiong | 80 | 10 | / |
| Juxiang | 80 | 8 | / |
| Guxiang | 80 | 3 | / |
| Huoxian | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chuxian | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ouxiane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chongxiang | 78 | 8 | / |
| Oxian | 77 | 4 | / |
| Chusiang | 75 | 54 | / |
| Hanxiang | 75 | 16 | / |
| Chunxian | 75 | 8 | / |
| Huisiang | 75 | 6 | / |
| Huixiong | 75 | 5 | / |
| Hongxian | 75 | 5 | / |
| Chuxiong | 75 | 3 | / |
| Chosiang | 75 | 2 | / |
| Haixiang | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chaxiang | 75 | 1 | / |
| Osiang | 71 | 281 | / |
| Chochiang | 71 | 175 | / |
| Hutchiang | 71 | 100 | / |
| Chuesiang | 71 | 15 | / |
| Chuchiang | 71 | 10 | / |
| Usiang | 71 | 9 | / |
| Chunxiong | 71 | 4 | / |
| Juxian | 71 | 4 | / |
| Hongxiong | 71 | 2 | / |
| Guxian | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chohsiang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Axiang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hudchiang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gosiang | 67 | 26 | / |
| Achiang | 67 | 23 | / |
| Jusiang | 67 | 13 | / |
| Yexiang | 67 | 13 | / |
| Choukssian | 67 | 6 | / |
| Anxiang | 67 | 5 | / |
| Uchiang | 67 | 5 | / |
| Haixian | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hanxian | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ushiang | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ahsiang | 67 | 2 | / |
| Changxiang | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hasiang | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ochiang | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chongxiong | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oukjian | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaxian | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ashiang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aixiang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gusiang | 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 Houxiang
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