Houwers Surname
Approximately 582 people bear this surname
Houwers Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 524 | 1:32,227 | 5,355 |
| United States | 33 | 1:10,983,604 | 436,696 |
| Canada | 19 | 1:1,939,242 | 123,675 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Houwers Demographics
Average Houwers Salary in
United States
$31,987 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Houwers Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Houwers Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Houwers is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Houwers? popularity and diffusion
The surname Houwers is the 549,140th most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,521,557 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Houwers reside; 91 percent reside in Western Europe and 91 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 524 people, or 1 in 32,227. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: Gelderland, where 47 percent reside, Limburg, where 29 percent reside and Utrecht, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The Netherlands this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.
Houwers Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Houwers surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80% being registered with the political party.
The amount Houwers earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 25.87% less than the national average, earning $31,987 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.49% less than the national average, earning $40,000 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howers | 92 | 52 | / |
| Ouwers | 92 | 14 | / |
| D'Houwers | 88 | 2 | / |
| Heuwers | 86 | 20 | / |
| Chuwers | 86 | 5 | / |
| Chowers | 86 | 2 | / |
| Jouwers | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hauwers | 86 | 1 | / |
| Houbers | 86 | 0 | / |
| Owers | 83 | 2,616 | / |
| Uwers | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hubers | 77 | 2,745 | / |
| Hovers | 77 | 388 | / |
| Hobers | 77 | 218 | / |
| Auwers | 77 | 204 | / |
| Huvers | 77 | 178 | / |
| Ouwerx | 77 | 44 | / |
| Hawers | 77 | 19 | / |
| Euwers | 77 | 12 | / |
| Howars | 77 | 8 | / |
| Howors | 77 | 3 | / |
| Oewers | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oiwers | 77 | 0 | / |
| Oowers | 77 | 0 | / |
| D'Hauwers | 75 | 234 | / |
| Huibers | 71 | 1,952 | / |
| Huybers | 71 | 724 | / |
| Hoevers | 71 | 697 | / |
| Hoovers | 71 | 79 | / |
| Heuvers | 71 | 64 | / |
| Heubers | 71 | 18 | / |
| Khovers | 71 | 6 | / |
| Aouerse | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chovers | 71 | 3 | / |
| Haubers | 71 | 2 | / |
| Joubers | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hobersh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Huversh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hoobers | 71 | 0 | / |
| Overs | 67 | 969 | / |
| Obers | 67 | 377 | / |
| Uvers | 67 | 55 | / |
| Awers | 67 | 8 | / |
| Owars | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chaubers | 67 | 5 | / |
| Huyberrs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ubers | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Houwers
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