Houyan Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Houyan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | 15 | 1:1,562,983 | 10,375 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Houyan (4,763) may also be a first name.
Houyan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Houyan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Houyan is most common in Taiwan. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Houyan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,206,983rd most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Houyan are found; 91 percent are found in East Asia and 91 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 99,147th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 4,763 people.
The surname is most numerous in Taiwan, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 1,562,983. In Taiwan it is most prevalent in: Kaohsiung City, where 60 percent reside, Taichung City, where 13 percent reside and Chiayi County, where 7 percent reside. Beside Taiwan it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in China, where 23 percent reside and Canada, where 5 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 Houyan
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