Howas Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Howas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Howas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
England11:55,718,059489,080
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Howas (62) may also be a first name.

Howas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Howas is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Howas? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 40 percent of Howas reside; 40 percent reside in North America and 40 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Howas is also the 1,246,114th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 62 people.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Howas is mostly concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 50 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 50 percent are found. Other than The United States Howas exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 20 percent are found and England, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khowas9167/
Howash9124/
Chowas913/
Howasz911/
Owas89244/
Khowash8364/
Khowais8322/
Chowhas838/
Khowase831/
Chowass831/
Khouwas831/
Howaiss831/
Hawas8021,872/
Owais8012,182/
Owase801,239/
Hovas80123/
Hewas80119/
Hobas8049/
Owaas8021/
Oweas806/
Ahwas806/
Oways804/
Howos801/
Huwas801/
Owast801/
Owats801/
Owash801/
Oiwas801/
Houwasse772/
Chowashe771/
Hoswatse771/
Howatsch770/
Khawas7331,918/
Hawash7319,957/
Hawass7311,617/
Hawwas73884/
Owaise73418/
Hauwas73139/
Hobass7376/
Hawase7364/
Houbas7346/
Chawas7335/
Hobash7333/
Huwaas7331/
Owaish7328/
Ahwash7322/
Huwais7321/
Chovas7321/
Hawaas7316/
Howeis7312/
Khuwas736/
Hewash735/
Hovaas735/
Ouwase735/
Chowaj734/
Khovas733/
Owashe733/
Owasse733/
Hovash733/
Ahawas732/
Ouwais732/
Ahwais732/
Gahwas732/
Owaase732/
Hobaus732/
Owaiss732/
Howeus731/
Hhewas731/
Owuase731/
Owhase731/
Huwase731/
Howach731/
Hawads731/
Haways731/
Ahwass731/
Owayss731/
Ouways731/
Ehwass731/
Oowais731/
Johwas731/
Hawast731/
Oswast730/
Houwac730/
Obas6710,085/
Awas676,557/
Khawash671,976/
Khawaas671,831/
Ewas671,044/
Hawwash67626/
Hovasse67361/
Ovas67259/
Ahwahsh67250/
Khawase67220/
Uwas67160/
Houbash6772/
Chowace6751/
Houvast6736/
Owos6731/
Hawwass6724/
Khawais6720/
Chovase6718/
Hobausz6716/
Khauwas6710/
Hawaysh6710/
Gowasch6710/
Khawass679/
Chovais677/
Khawwas676/
Hawaaas676/
Owaz675/
Ashwash675/
Ahwasse675/
Gahwash675/
Howatch674/
Hobaish674/
Hauwase674/
Hojwosz674/
Jahwash674/
Huwaish673/
Hawasse673/
O'Watts673/
Khovash672/
Owaj672/
Uchwast672/
Owax672/
Hobaush671/
Gowhash671/
Hovaiss671/
Khaways671/
Chowacz671/
Choubas671/
Ouwaiss671/
Khuwais671/
Hawaash671/
Hauwaus671/
Khoouas671/
Khoiuas671/
Ouswass671/
Chawase671/
Hewaish671/
Hewhaus670/
Howeise670/

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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 Howas
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