Homan Surname
Approximately 24,006 people bear this surname
Homan Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the man of How,' i.e. the servant of Hugh, dialectically How; v. Howson; compare Matthewman, Addyman, Bartle- man, Hobman, Dickman, Harriman, &c.
William fil. Howman, Huntingdonshire, 1273.
Read More About This SurnameHoman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12,703 | 1:28,533 | 3,543 |
| Netherlands | 2,426 | 1:6,961 | 801 |
| Japan | 2,022 | 1:63,227 | 4,668 |
| South Africa | 1,190 | 1:45,527 | 5,817 |
| England | 741 | 1:75,193 | 8,531 |
| Ukraine | 720 | 1:63,226 | 9,102 |
| Turkey | 523 | 1:148,798 | 11,779 |
| Australia | 507 | 1:53,246 | 6,570 |
| Canada | 401 | 1:91,884 | 10,069 |
| Iran | 345 | 1:222,558 | 17,430 |
| Poland | 256 | 1:148,472 | 21,226 |
| Ireland | 232 | 1:20,297 | 2,097 |
| New Zealand | 231 | 1:19,603 | 3,446 |
| Indonesia | 187 | 1:707,215 | 54,809 |
| Brazil | 148 | 1:1,446,448 | 48,665 |
| Iraq | 126 | 1:277,950 | 5,710 |
| Romania | 114 | 1:176,122 | 18,089 |
| Slovenia | 107 | 1:23,249 | 5,058 |
| Tanzania | 87 | 1:608,524 | 37,695 |
| Croatia | 86 | 1:49,170 | 9,482 |
| Philippines | 83 | 1:1,219,738 | 95,055 |
| Austria | 82 | 1:103,847 | 14,900 |
| Moldova | 46 | 1:77,421 | 10,022 |
| Argentina | 38 | 1:1,124,827 | 67,975 |
| France | 37 | 1:1,795,209 | 158,669 |
| Scotland | 36 | 1:148,717 | 8,826 |
| Belgium | 33 | 1:348,383 | 38,592 |
| Germany | 32 | 1:2,515,796 | 126,826 |
| Thailand | 32 | 1:2,207,448 | 250,768 |
| Czechia | 31 | 1:343,015 | 41,724 |
| Serbia | 31 | 1:230,482 | 13,277 |
| Finland | 29 | 1:189,541 | 16,328 |
| Zimbabwe | 28 | 1:551,366 | 43,741 |
| Hungary | 25 | 1:392,651 | 27,081 |
| India | 25 | 1:30,682,615 | 377,978 |
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| Wales | 20 | 1:154,727 | 10,755 |
| Chile | 17 | 1:1,036,263 | 20,476 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Spain | 14 | 1:3,339,431 | 67,428 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Pakistan | 14 | 1:12,760,278 | 55,960 |
| Afghanistan | 14 | 1:2,296,656 | 15,575 |
| Ivory Coast | 11 | 1:2,097,385 | 37,425 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 86 | 1:51,510 | 4,301 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 327 | 1:74,542 | 8,168 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:104,561 | 4,503 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:287,940 | 9,345 |
| Jersey | 4 | 1:12,971 | 2,116 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,400 | 1:20,924 | 2,641 |
The alternate forms: Hóman (87), Höman (4), Homán (2) & Homań (1) are calculated separately.
Homan (6,579) may also be a first name.
Homan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the man of How,' i.e. the servant of Hugh, dialectically How; v. Howson; compare Matthewman, Addyman, Bartle- man, Hobman, Dickman, Harriman, &c.
William fil. Howman, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
John Huweman, Oxfordshire, ibid.
John Human, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
1653. Married — John Homan, caster, maker, and Anne Frier: St. Michael, Cornhill.
(English) Dweller at the Hoe or Bluff [Old English hó, a hoe, hoo, bluff, projecting ridge + man]
Settled in Westmeath in the seventeenth century; later mainly Co. Cork
(German) The high or tall man; descendant of Homan (high, man).
Homan Demographics
Average Male Homan Height
177.41 cm
Average Female Homan Height
162.63 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Homan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Homan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Homan (Arabic: حومان, Hindi: होमन, Marathi: होमन, Oriya: େହାମନ) is found most in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms: Hóman, Höman, Homán or Homań. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Homan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 22,627th most prevalent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 303,572 people. The last name Homan occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Homan are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 47 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Homan is also the 80,764th most common first name throughout the world It is held by 6,579 people.
The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 12,703 people, or 1 in 28,533. In The United States it is most common in: Ohio, where 12 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Illinois, where 5 percent live. Beside The United States Homan occurs in 90 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 10 percent live and Japan, where 8 percent live.
Homan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Homan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 529 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 227 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 270 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 277 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Homan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Anglican (52%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Homan last name are 20.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.33% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Homan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 21.94% less than the national average, earning 270,165 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 98.99% more than the national average, earning R 472,884 per year; in United States they earn 1.25% more than the national average, earning $43,689 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.54% more than the national average, earning $49,950 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Homan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Homan in the Oriya language | ||
| େହାମନ | ehamana | - |
| Homan in the Marathi language | ||
| होमन | homana | 85.37 |
| होमान | homana | 4.88 |
| होमण | homana | 4.88 |
| होमी | homi | 2.44 |
| हेमन | hemana | 2.44 |
| Homan in the Hindi language | ||
| होमन | homana | 37.04 |
| होमां | homam | 33.33 |
| होमं | homam | 25.93 |
| होमण | homana | 3.7 |
| Homan in the Arabic language | ||
| حومان | hwman | - |
| هومان | hwman | - |
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Homan Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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