Houyeme Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Houyeme Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 21 | 1:492,172 | 32,947 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Houyeme (10) may also be a first name.
Houyeme Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Houyeme Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Houyeme is more commonly found in Benin than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Houyeme? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,882,373rd most widespread family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Houyeme are found; 81 percent are found in West Africa and 81 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Houyeme is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name globally It is held by 10 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Benin, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 492,172. In Benin Houyeme is primarily concentrated in: Plateau Department, where 43 percent live, Ouémé Department, where 24 percent live and Atlantique Department, where 14 percent live. Other than Benin this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tunisia, where 15 percent live and Algeria, where 4 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 Houyeme
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