Houwer Surname

519,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 627 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Houwer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Houwer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5431:31,1005,154
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
France11:66,422,722504,397
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Houwer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Houwer is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Houwer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Houwer? popularity and diffusion

Houwer is the 519,402nd most commonly used last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 11,622,880 people. The last name Houwer occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Houwer reside; 92 percent reside in Western Europe and 91 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Houwer is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 543 people, or 1 in 31,100. In The Netherlands Houwer is mostly concentrated in: Gelderland, where 20 percent are found, South Holland, where 17 percent are found and Friesland, where 14 percent are found. Beside The Netherlands it exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 5 percent are found and Germany, where 4 percent are found.

Houwer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Houwer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Houwer surname rose 900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Houwer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Houwer last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Houwer earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 65.17% more than the national average, earning $71,271 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.62% more than the national average, earning $65,392 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chouwer921/
Hower914,834/
Huwer911,639/
Ouwer9115/
D'Houwer8635/
Houver83409/
Heuwer83102/
Gouwer8343/
Houber8334/
Chuwer8323/
Khower8320/
Hoewer8319/
Hauwer8318/
Hoower8312/
Chower835/
Howear835/
Hosuer832/
Howere832/
Khuwer831/
Howejr831/
Hoywer831/
Hoouer831/
Howesr831/
Ahuwer831/
Ouwere831/
Howier830/
Ower80617/
Uwer80155/
Houswerth8036/
Hauwert77433/
Ashouer77122/
Houvert7739/
Howerdd7717/
Houvier7710/
Chaouer776/
Hauwere774/
Heuwert773/
Huwerth772/
Chouver772/
Chauwer771/
Chowere771/
Chouber771/
Chuwere771/
Achouer771/
Howeber770/
Housuer770/
However770/
Hauwier770/
Huber73267,037/
Owere7311,090/
Hover734,936/
Huver731,122/
Hober73863/
Oywer73612/
Hawer73238/
Euwer73175/
Ouber7383/
Ouver7361/
Aouer7350/
Uwere7328/
Ahwer7321/
Ojwer7321/
Oyuer7312/
Owier736/
Howre734/
Howir734/
Owear732/
Owuer731/
Oweir731/
Osuer731/
Owert731/
Auwer731/
Owger730/
Uewer730/
Chouvier71234/
D'Hauwer71179/
Howearth7197/
Housouer7167/
Hochwert7130/
Heuwerth713/
Huwerová712/
Choubeir711/
Huisouer711/
Chouvert711/
Hushouer710/
Houshuer710/
Hauswert710/
Hauswerd710/
Hoover6775,369/
Hauber676,484/
Hujber671,525/
Hoever67971/
Khawer67958/
Hauver67576/
Heuver67575/
Chover67570/
Hoober67430/
Hoverd67298/
Huvier67278/
Hoşver67266/
Hoschouer67244/
Osuere67201/
Huober67134/
Chober67127/
Huiber67127/
Huyver67124/
Owerre67115/
Chowre67107/
Hawier67107/
Heuber67105/
Oweere67104/
Chuber6782/
Uwhere6760/
Jouver6744/
Huđber6736/
Khover6733/
Huyber6733/
Chuver6721/
Jouber6716/
Hauswerth6716/
Chawer679/
Hawere679/
Ouveir678/
Ouvert678/
Hovert677/
Ozsuer676/
Gouver675/
Huvert675/
Gauwer675/
Choochuer675/
Gowger674/
Husver674/
Owoeyr674/
Hosver674/
Oubeir674/
Khuver673/
Hasuer673/
Hubeer673/
Ouwair673/
Jojwer673/
Ajouer672/
Achwer672/
Ashuer672/
Euwere672/
Huberh672/
Ochwer672/
Ahuert672/
Hoyber671/
Juwear671/
Oweber671/
Haschouer671/
Huuver671/
Huvere671/
Hueuer671/
Athuer671/
O'Wier671/
Howair671/
Juwerh671/
Uhuere671/
Othuer671/
Uwuher671/
Ayuwer671/
Auhuer671/
Huwair671/
Heiwer671/
Ouverh671/
Ahwere671/
Auwger671/
Oowere671/
Euewer670/
Hawher670/
Hahuer670/
Houswirth670/
Hovier670/
Hubher670/
Huhuer670/
Haawer670/
Goeuer670/
Haweur670/

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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 Houwer
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