Howell Forename
82,005th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 6,423 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales
Howell Forename Definition:
A male name. Welsh hywel ‘lordly’.
Howell Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 4,053 | 1:89,449 | 4,122 |
| Philippines | 100% | 1,015 | 1:104,443 | 5,769 |
| Wales | 100% | 579 | 1:5,344 | 615 |
| England | 100% | 152 | 1:365,809 | 8,669 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 109 | 1:1,629,031 | 34,770 |
| Iraq | 100% | 97 | 1:361,009 | 4,694 |
| Malaysia | 90% | 43 | 1:708,138 | 27,785 |
| Jamaica | - | 39 | 1:73,929 | 3,585 |
| China | - | 33 | 1:41,395,630 | 61,770 |
| Australia | - | 31 | 1:440,568 | 7,424 |
| Canada | 100% | 26 | 1:1,274,360 | 22,928 |
| South Africa | 100% | 25 | 1:2,181,306 | 62,942 |
| Belize | 100% | 24 | 1:14,763 | 1,892 |
| Ecuador | - | 21 | 1:844,139 | 7,105 |
| Peru | 100% | 17 | 1:1,870,086 | 19,702 |
| Brazil | 100% | 11 | 1:19,476,014 | 191,600 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 10 | 1:601,834 | 9,645 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 9 | 1:3,423,618 | 14,711 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 9 | 1:3,355,766 | 50,812 |
| Guyana | 100% | 8 | 1:95,408 | 7,334 |
| Qatar | 100% | 8 | 1:296,201 | 31,456 |
| Scotland | 100% | 8 | 1:668,796 | 7,564 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 7 | 1:3,395,669 | 64,613 |
| India | 100% | 7 | 1:173,553,996 | 1,904,752 |
| Honduras | - | 5 | 1:1,763,493 | 15,274 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 5 | 1:272,284 | 13,349 |
| Singapore | 100% | 5 | 1:1,257,411 | 16,611 |
| France | - | 4 | 1:16,617,585 | 41,065 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 4 | 1:2,607,818 | 19,206 |
| Thailand | 100% | 4 | 1:17,516,453 | 200,944 |
| Kenya | - | 4 | 1:11,576,778 | 40,588 |
| Botswana | - | 4 | 1:546,112 | 13,807 |
| Uganda | 100% | 3 | 1:13,652,307 | 74,436 |
| Zambia | - | 3 | 1:5,284,931 | 37,895 |
| Hong Kong | - | 3 | 1:2,584,242 | 11,307 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 2 | 1:7,711,908 | 84,647 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 2 | 1:55,790 | 4,636 |
| South Korea | - | 2 | 1:2,772,210 | 27,911 |
| Spain | - | 2 | 1:23,264,982 | 24,876 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 2 | 1:3,575,996 | 76,635 |
| Ireland | 56% | 2 | 1:2,321,760 | 8,894 |
| Argentina | 100% | 2 | 1:21,386,622 | 29,627 |
| Cameroon | - | 2 | 1:10,805,252 | 86,897 |
| Chile | 50% | 2 | 1:8,803,604 | 33,591 |
| Colombia | - | 2 | 1:23,889,463 | 63,722 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| Anguilla | - | 1 | 1:13,255 | 1,687 |
| Belarus | - | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Benin | - | 1 | 1:10,575,843 | 90,010 |
| Turkey | - | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| El Salvador | - | 1 | 1:6,341,786 | 16,428 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 1 | 1:54,861 | 2,604 |
| Switzerland | - | 1 | 1:8,213,496 | 36,387 |
| Sweden | 100% | 1 | 1:9,857,907 | 78,968 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Italy | - | 1 | 1:61,062,090 | 83,289 |
| Malawi | - | 1 | 1:17,112,310 | 24,110 |
| Netherlands | - | 1 | 1:16,902,083 | 43,152 |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | 1:4,536,044 | 17,392 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Russia | - | 1 | 1:144,233,704 | 184,271 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 1 | 1:177,815 | 8,104 |
Howell (195,786) may also be a surname.
Howell Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A male name. Welsh hywel ‘lordly’.
— The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe
A Teutonic name, meaning: A little eminence. (Cymric) Alert: complete: whole.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Howell Forename Popularity
Howell Demographics
Average Howell Salary in
United States
$42,816 USD
Per year
Rank:
212,986 of 531,972
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.00121278
Rank: 3,828 of 532,209
Percentage of national average salary:
98.36%
Sample size: 2,335 (2014)
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD
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