Houben

Houben Meaning & Origin

About Houben
The surname Houben is of Dutch origin and is derived from the personal name Hubert, which itself comes from the Germanic elements "hug" meaning "heart" or "mind" and "berht" meaning "bright" or "famous." Therefore, the surname Houben can be interpreted to mean "bright mind" or "famous heart." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person named Hubert.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Houben is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Houben: 192
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 95,115
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.07

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Houben based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HPN
🗽 NYSIIS
HA
🔊 Soundex
H0105
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH AW1 B AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/houben*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HPN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H150

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Houben in Braille

Here's how to represent Houben in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Houben in braille

How to sign the name Houben using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Houben using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Houben in sign language

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