View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Hower Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Hower occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Höwer. Click here for other possible spellings of Hower.

How Common Is The Last Name Hower? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 98,105^th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,507,560 people. The surname Hower is predominantly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Hower reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Hower is also the 419,319^th most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 420 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 4,128 people, or 1 in 87,805. In The United States it is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 30 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Ohio, where 6 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname exists in 30 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 7 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Hower Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Hower has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Hower surname increased 483 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hower Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Hower last name is primarily Anglican (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Hower last name are 15.26% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.03% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hower earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 60.92% more than the national average, earning $36,532,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.84% less than the national average, earning $41,493 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.36% more than the national average, earning $68,740 CAD per year.