Howand Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Howand Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Howand Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Howand Last Name Facts

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

The surname Howand is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Howand? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,063,924th most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Howand are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 45,307,367. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 25 percent are found, Mississippi, where 25 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Howand occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 10 percent are found and The Dominican Republic, where 10 percent are found.

Howand Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Howand has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Howand surname fell 27 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Howand Last Name Statistics demography

Howand earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.51% less than the national average, earning $35,161 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khowand921/
Khouwand861/
Ahwand8392/
Ojwand831/
Hawand831/
Hovand831/
Khawand77539/
Chawand778/
Awand73435/
Ovand7344/
Oband7310/
Uwand735/
Owend735/
Owamd731/
Khojvand719/
Chooband712/
Chouband711/
Khawaand711/
Gawand671,448/
Huband67991/
Govand67112/
Osvand6784/
Hevand6782/
Havond6775/
Havand6727/
Ahwond6726/
Hovend6716/
Avhand6712/
Huvand6710/
Oswant678/
Owante678/
Hawond674/
Khaawaand674/
Hewond674/
Obandd673/
Havend673/
Uwaind671/
Houshvand671/
Jovand671/
Hawamd671/
Gowond671/
Ubhand671/
Ahband671/
Abhand671/
Haband671/
Howont671/
Oivand671/
Hubond670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Howand
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis