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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Houwer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 519,402nd most commonly used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 11,622,880 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Houwer live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 91 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 543 people, or 1 in 31,100. In The Netherlands Houwer is most numerous in: Gelderland, where 20 percent live, South Holland, where 17 percent live and Friesland, where 14 percent live. Beside The Netherlands this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 5 percent live and Germany, where 4 percent live.

Houwer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Houwer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Houwer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Houwer surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Houwer
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