Hoewell Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Hoewell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hoewell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Hoewell Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Hoewell Come From? nationality or country of origin

Hoewell is held by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hoewell? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,427,875th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname Hoewell is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Hoewell reside; 90 percent reside in South America and 90 percent reside in Luso-South America.

This surname is most widespread in Brazil, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 11,893,018. In Brazil Hoewell is mostly concentrated in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 72 percent live, Paraná, where 11 percent live and Federal District, where 6 percent live. Other than Brazil it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent live.

Hoewell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hoewell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hoewell surname contracted 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Howell92195,786/
Hewell921,097/
Hoewel9213/
Hoewll926/
Hoebell8613/
Howwell8611/
Howeell864/
Howiell863/
Haewell861/
Howuell861/
Heawell860/
Hoowell860/
Howelll860/
Ewell836,623/
Howel83454/
Hewel83327/
Owell8347/
Oewel839/
Howll839/
O'Hewell801/
Hayewell800/
Houswell800/
Heuwel77122/
Oebell7714/
Howill7713/
Howeel7711/
Eiwell7711/
Huwell7710/
Ewuell7710/
Huewel773/
Eawell773/
Aewell772/
Ouwell771/
Ehwell771/
Hoeuel771/
Euwell771/
Howiel771/
Hewill770/
Hiewel770/
Iewell770/
Ewelll770/
Oewill770/
Ewel73738/
Howl73710/
Owel73632/
Owll732/
Ewll732/
Oewl731/
Hewl730/
Heibell719/
Heavell716/
Ushwell713/
Hauwell713/
Euswell711/
Hubeell711/
Haywell711/
Howwill710/
Hawwell710/
Huwel67536/
Hüwel67448/
Hauwelle67174/
Höwel67101/
Howil6737/
Hewil6726/
Ouwel677/
Häwel675/
Ewill674/
Uwell674/
Owill674/
Hauswell673/
Hoebl671/
Owiel671/
Eweel671/
Oywel671/
Ehwel671/
Aewel671/
Oeuel671/
Ewiel670/
Euwel670/
Hawll670/

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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
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  • 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 Hoewell
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