Houyang Surname
Approximately 144 people bear this surname
Houyang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 113 | 1:183,797 | 19,288 |
| Taiwan | 22 | 1:1,065,670 | 7,365 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
Houyang (2,024) may also be a first name.
Houyang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Houyang Come From? nationality or country of origin
Houyang occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Houyang? popularity and diffusion
The surname Houyang is the 1,471,719th most numerous family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 50,607,958 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Houyang reside; 65 percent reside in West Africa and 51 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Houyang is also the 167,863rd most frequently held first name globally It is held by 2,024 people.
The last name Houyang is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 113 people, or 1 in 183,797. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Far North Region, where 80 percent reside, North Region, where 17 percent reside and Centre Region, where 2 percent reside. Other than Cameroon this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 15 percent reside and China, where 6 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 Houyang
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