Houwink Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Houwink Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Houwink Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1531:110,37417,676
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Houwink Last Name Facts

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

The surname Houwink is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Houwink? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,348,199th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 44,166,945 people. The surname Houwink is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Houwink live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 93 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 153 people, or 1 in 110,374. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: Friesland, where 37 percent reside, South Holland, where 22 percent reside and North Holland, where 11 percent reside. Besides The Netherlands it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent reside and Sweden, where 1 percent reside.

Houwink Last Name Statistics demography

Houwink earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.33% more than the national average, earning $43,725 USD per year.

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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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  • 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 Houwink
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