Honow Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Honow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Honow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia241:5,510,383253,014
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Hönow (354) are calculated separately.

Honow (10) may also be a first name.

Honow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Honow is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Hönow. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Honow? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,017,195th most widespread surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 60 percent of Honow reside; 57 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 57 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 10 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 5,510,383. In Indonesia it is most common in: Central Sulawesi, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Indonesia it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 19 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hönow93354/
Hoenow91125/
Honowe919/
Chonow912/
Honowa911/
Hohnow910/
Onow8960/
Hounnow831/
Khonowe831/
Hougnow831/
Hanow807,361/
Onowa80248/
Hunow80221/
Henow8064/
Onowe8029/
Ehnow8028/
Honaw8021/
Honov8015/
Onows8011/
Honof804/
Osnow804/
Ongow802/
Ohnow801/
Ahnow801/
Choomnow773/
Hanoiw731,012/
Chonov73336/
Hanowa73143/
Khonov7381/
Honnof7358/
Hanouw7342/
Onnouw7322/
Chanow7316/
Haenow7314/
Honhof7312/
Honnov739/
Hunowa739/
Hannow739/
Chonaw735/
Hongaw734/
Honofe734/
Hoinov734/
Honoff734/
Hoonov733/
Chunow732/
Khanow732/
Hongov732/
Höhnow732/
Khunow732/
Hognof732/
Honnob731/
Khonaw731/
Onnowa731/
Onnowe731/
Onouvw731/
Hehnow730/
Enow6716,805/
Onov67535/
Chonova67367/
Chonoev67239/
Anow67138/
Honhoff67120/
Chongov6761/
Choynov6753/
Khonova6737/
Onob6732/
Unow6728/
Khonnov6726/
Onaw6725/
Choenov6722/
Chonhov6722/
Chasnow6717/
Onof6716/
Honnoff6712/
Khoynov6712/
Honnova6712/
Hohynov679/
Honhoev678/
Hounawe674/
Hoinova674/
Onuw674/
Hongova673/
Chanowa673/
Onafowa673/
Ahanowa673/
Chonoff672/
Onofowa672/
Hohnova672/
Chumnow671/
Chotnov671/
Choonov671/
Hausnow671/
Onabowa671/
Hounoff671/
Osinnow671/
Honhova671/
Chagnow670/
Channow670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Honow
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