Howack Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Howack Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Howack Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Howack Last Name Facts

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

The last name Howack is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Howack? popularity and diffusion

Howack is the 5,391,485th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Howack is predominantly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Howack live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 92 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 6,708,788. In Germany Howack is primarily found in: Saxony, where 42 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 8 percent reside. Other than Germany Howack occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chowack921/
Howak9112/
Howake837/
Hovack834/
Gowack832/
Howaik831/
Oswack831/
Houwac830/
Owak80382/
Choback779/
Chouwak776/
Hohback773/
Houwake771/
Hoyback771/
Chowake771/
Hooback770/
Howocks770/
Hawak73625/
Ahwak73246/
Hewak73212/
Oywak7367/
Gowac7344/
Owake7342/
Hovak7334/
Jowac7329/
Howag7323/
Ovack7320/
Ewack735/
Oywac734/
Howok734/
Hovac733/
Awack732/
Ojwak731/
Ojwac731/
Hewac731/
Chooback719/
Choovack712/
Hochwact711/
Ovacık671,662/
Oiwake67729/
Chawak67120/
Hobock67109/
Houbak6778/
Joback6772/
Chobak6737/
Khawak6731/
Oswaks6722/
Ouback6719/
Hoibak6716/
Hoybak6712/
Chovak6712/
Havock6710/
Houwag6710/
Habock678/
Hobaik674/
Hawake674/
Howaig674/
Hawgak674/
Hovake673/
Hawock673/
Hawaak672/
Hawaks672/
Chovac672/
Hovacs671/
Owuake671/
Chawac671/
Chobac671/
O'Wake671/
O'Back671/
Khawac671/
Hobľak671/
Hoobak671/
Oswake671/
Ovaick671/
Chowok671/
Hovock671/
Awacke671/
Hobauk670/

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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 Howack
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