Houwing Surname

495,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 666 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Houwing Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Houwing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands6131:27,5484,517
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Houwing Last Name Facts

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

The last name Houwing has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Houwing click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Houwing? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 495,560th most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 10,942,261 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Houwing are found; 93 percent are found in Western Europe and 93 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is held by 613 people, or 1 in 27,548. In The Netherlands it is most common in: Groningen, where 21 percent reside, South Holland, where 18 percent reside and Drenthe, where 14 percent reside. Outside of The Netherlands Houwing is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Houwing Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Houwing earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 40.2% less than the national average, earning 206,949 kr per year and in Canada they earn 23.84% more than the national average, earning $61,526 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Houwaing9320/
Howing9284/
Houwin921/
Huwing921/
Houwink86165/
Hoewing86158/
Heuwing8687/
Chowing8620/
Houweng8614/
Ahuwing868/
Chouwin862/
Houewin862/
Houbing862/
Hoiwing861/
Hoowing861/
Chuwing861/
Huwwing861/
Khowing861/
Ouwings860/
Owing83114/
Uwing8348/
Howng8331/
Huwin8311/
Howin834/
Ouwin831/
Chowings8071/
Chowieng802/
Choowing801/
Chhowing801/
Chowaing801/
Houwen771,515/
Howind77364/
Hubing77251/
Chowin77155/
Hawing77143/
Chuwin77126/
Khowin77122/
Houbin7784/
Euwing7762/
Hobing7757/
Howeng7735/
Huweng7716/
Owwing7713/
Ouweng778/
Hüwing776/
Ahwing775/
Auwing774/
Ojwing772/
Chowng772/
Oiwing771/
Uweing771/
Hoowin771/
Chuwng771/
Oubing771/
Howien770/
Chauwieng755/
Chowwieng752/
Owin73532/
Uwin73121/
Hown7321/
Ouwn736/
Owng734/
Huwn732/
Chauwin71409/
Hoobing7147/
Heubing7140/
Chubing7138/
Heuwind7119/
Choubin7111/
Howindt7110/
Houbijn7110/
Houbeng718/
Euwings716/
Hossuin715/
Huibing715/
Chobing713/
Huiweng713/
Haweing713/
Choweng712/
Housuin711/
Hoibeng711/
Euewing711/
Khawing711/
Gouwina711/
Achuing711/
Chawing711/
Chouwen711/
Owinngs710/
Heewing710/
Awing673,622/
Chown673,563/
Hobin671,957/
Hubin671,808/
Howen67847/
Obing67725/
Ahwin67221/
Hawin67216/
Ubing67180/
Hochwind67162/
Uweng67136/
Oweng6783/
Ohwin6728/
Huwen6723/
Gowng6714/
Huwnh6713/
Owien6712/
Auwin6711/
Ouwen6711/
Uwind6710/
Aihouhin6710/
Chuyawin679/
Euwin678/
Osuin675/
Hawng674/
Hoswn674/
Oewin674/
Chuwaeng674/
Chaiwing674/
Oubin673/
Huswn673/
Chuosuin673/
Khown671/
Oeuin671/
Ouvng671/
Owinn671/
Houchuin671/
Chuwn671/
Hobng671/
Ojwng671/
Heyubing671/
Chaiowng671/
Chawaing671/
Chawwing671/
Gouwn671/
Khowheng671/
Uewng670/
Howne670/
Hoown670/

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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 Houwing
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