Housewife Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Housewife Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the housewife,' a female occupier or householder; v. Husband.

Rose Husewif, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Richard Husewif, Close Roll, 30 Edward I. John Hosewvf- Calendarium Rotulorum Originalium.

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Housewife Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Housewife Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the housewife,' a female occupier or householder; v. Husband.

Rose Husewif, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Richard Husewif, Close Roll, 30 Edward I. John Hosewvf- Calendarium Rotulorum Originalium.

Beatrix de Herlyngton, huswyf, Webster, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Housewife Last Name Facts

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

The surname Housewife is found in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Housewife.

How Common Is The Last Name Housewife? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,206,983rd most common last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 55 percent of Housewife are found; 41 percent are found in South Asia and 36 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

It is most frequent in Iran, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 9,597,816. In Iran Housewife is most common in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 88 percent are found and Tehran Province, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Iran it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Houzeife821/
Housef801/
Hosseif7535/
Houseof753/
Houssef751/
Hyousef751/
Husef7178/
Hosif7130/
Hosef7119/
Houzeifa7119/
Housf715/
House Of712/
Houssifi711/
Husif711/
Hossef6731/
Huseev6710/
Husaif6710/
Hasefe678/
Hosefa677/
Husifa676/
Hosifu676/
Hoseof675/
Housuf674/
Housaf673/
Housev673/
Husevi672/
Hausef672/
Hoceif671/
Husief671/
Haseif671/
Hyusef671/
Houssifio671/
Housfi671/
Hosefu671/
Hasife671/
Hoseff671/
Asewew531/
Eusebib501/

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