Hookway Surname

230,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,755 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Hookway Surname Definition:

A location name in Devon.

Hookway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0181:54,7336,656
Australia3141:85,9749,937
United States2451:1,479,424101,022
New Zealand571:79,44411,532
Wales521:59,5105,360
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5351:45,5615,671
Wales391:40,2162,129
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Hookway Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A location name in Devon.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Hookway Last Name Facts

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

Hookway occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Hookway.

How Common Is The Last Name Hookway? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hookway is the 230,517th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,152,448 people. The last name Hookway occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Hookway are found; 62 percent are found in Northern Europe and 62 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 1,018 people, or 1 in 54,733. In England it is most prevalent in: Devon, where 30 percent reside, Greater London, where 13 percent reside and Hampshire, where 6 percent reside. Other than England this last name exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Hookway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hookway has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Hookway last name increased 190 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 628 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 133 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hookway Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hookway last name are 31.36% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 78.13% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hookway earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.87% less than the national average, earning $49,249 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoockway930/
Chookwa86141/
Hockway862/
Hookwat861/
Okway8373/
Hokwa831/
Choonkwa801/
Chookwae801/
Okwayo77818/
Chokwa7762/
Okwayi7747/
Ookwai776/
Okwaya776/
Okwaiy774/
Honkwa774/
Okwaye774/
Hokwey771/
Khokwa771/
Hogway770/
Okwa732,740/
Okwy7361/
Okwuaya7110/
Chookua717/
Hoogwys713/
Okhwayo712/
Chokwai711/
Ookweha711/
Choogwa711/
Oukwaya711/
Khokhwa711/
Hokwiya711/
Chuokwa711/
Ehoukwa711/
Hackway711/
Huckway710/
Akway673,350/
Okwai67940/
Hakwa67625/
Okwah67393/
Choongwa67164/
Okwey6786/
Ogway6773/
Okwua6772/
Hokwe6737/
Okwaa6734/
Chakwaya6724/
Hukwa6722/
Ukway6713/
Okwat6713/
Okwau678/
Okhwa675/
Okwuy675/
Okgwa673/
Okwea672/
Chookuea671/
Ookwe671/
Ogkwa671/
Hankwaya671/
Oskwa671/
Hokwi671/
Ounkwaye671/
Okwyi671/
Okwiy671/
Ahkwa671/
Chakwaye671/
Hokua671/
Okwoy671/

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