Howal Surname

639,219th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 476 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Howal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Howal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4321:1,775,61463,364
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Howal (16) may also be a first name.

Howal Last Name Facts

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

Howal (Hindi: होवाल, Marathi: होवाळ) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Howal? popularity and diffusion

The last name Howal is the 639,219th most prevalent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 15,309,970 people. The last name Howal occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Howal live; 91 percent live in South Asia and 91 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Howal is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently held given name on earth, borne by 16 people.

Howal is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 432 people, or 1 in 1,775,614. In India it is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 94 percent reside, Gujarat, where 1 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 1 percent reside. Aside from India this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent reside.

Howal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Howal has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 18 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Howal Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Howal surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Howal last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Howal earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.53% less than the national average, earning $30,839 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khowal91485/
Howale91263/
Howahl91229/
Howail9144/
Howalh917/
Howall916/
Owal89190/
Hohwald83218/
Howaldt83204/
Khoiwal8376/
Houwalt8325/
Khowale8311/
Howaale836/
Khoowal836/
Khohwal831/
Choiwal831/
Houwall831/
Hohwahl831/
Hojwall831/
Owhal8012,933/
Hoval803,154/
Hawal80974/
Owale80880/
Ahwal80614/
Hobal80192/
Huwal8031/
Howol8024/
Ohwal8020/
Hewal8019/
Ehwal8010/
Ouwal8010/
Owail806/
Ojwal803/
Oweal802/
Owall801/
Owwal801/
Hochwald77629/
Hochwalt77167/
Chowalle771/
Houwaile771/
Chouwale771/
Howasell770/
Houswalt770/
Hovale731,883/
Choval73891/
Hawale73388/
Khoval73260/
Chobal73221/
Ahawal73138/
Chawal73136/
Hauwal73118/
Khawal7372/
Ahwail7352/
Hawwal7331/
Huwale7330/
Ouwale7329/
Ahwald7323/
Hovalt7321/
Uchwal7318/
Houbal7317/
Hovald7317/
Hovhal7313/
Jowhal7313/
Oßwalt7313/
Gowall7311/
Oywale7311/
Owallh7311/
Ahwall739/
Ahwaal738/
Owwald737/
Owhale736/
Hawail736/
Hawall735/
Hawaul735/
Huwail735/
O'Wall733/
Howole732/
Howeil732/
Osswal732/
Owahal732/
Hawual732/
Howoll731/
Hovall731/
Oswwal731/
Ouswal731/
Ohwhal731/
Houval731/
Hovalh731/
Howoul731/
Hobhal731/
Hoeval731/
Hoibal731/
Ahwale731/
Owaile731/
Owalle731/
Hosual731/
Hawatl731/
Gouwal731/
Hewail731/
Heewal731/
Oowale731/
Owalth731/
Hewall730/
Gowaul730/
Howeyl730/
Hoball730/
Oswahl730/
Chouswale711/
Awal67132,099/
Obal675,737/
Oval672,422/
Ewal67584/
Khawale67540/
Khoival67333/
Hovaldt67223/
Oszwald67210/
Chawale67207/
Huwaldt67134/
Choubal67111/
Chaswal6782/
Howoldt6762/
Uwal6748/
Chhawal6740/
Osswalt6740/
Ohswald6740/
Khuwail6738/
Heuwald6728/
Chovhal6728/
Choibal6726/
Choobal6720/
Owol6718/
Chauwal6716/
O'Swald6716/
Huwaale6713/
Hoyvald6712/
Khovale6712/
Chawwal6711/
Oßwaldt6710/
Hotvald679/
Howoule678/
Hovhale676/
Hosvald676/
Chovgal675/
Haswale675/
Chawhal675/
Achwale675/
Chovale675/
Hawwale675/
Khuwale674/
Hohwold673/
Ouwalle673/
Hoyhual673/
Hawasil673/
Hawaile672/
Oswwald672/
Hovalle672/
Khawaal671/
Oswaild671/
Oswasil671/
Chobail671/
Chhobal671/
Chhuwal671/
Haujwal671/
Hovaale671/
Hovalhe671/
Howeull671/
Haawale671/
Athhwal671/
Ahawale671/
Hahwald671/
Jahwail671/
Hauwalt671/
Hawalle671/
Chuwale671/
Chaawal671/
Chooval671/
Hosuald671/
Hewaill670/
Haswald670/
Hewhall670/

Howal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Howal in the Hindi language
होवालhovala-
Howal in the Marathi language
होवाळhovala88.19
हाळhala3.54
होवालhovala3.54
होवळhovala1.18
होवलhovala1.18

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