Howdon Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Howdon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Howdon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1341:415,80628,295
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1321:184,66215,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Howdon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Howdon occurs most in England. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Howdon? popularity and diffusion

The surname Howdon is the 1,391,595th most prevalent family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 46,417,490 people. The last name Howdon occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Howdon live; 88 percent live in Northern Europe and 88 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Howdon is most frequent in England, where it is held by 134 people, or 1 in 415,806. In England it is primarily found in: Northumberland, where 33 percent reside, Tyne and Wear, where 25 percent reside and Durham, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account England this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Scotland, where 1 percent reside.

Howdon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Howdon has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Howdon last name increased 102 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 11 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Howdon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Howdon are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

Howdon earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.49% less than the national average, earning $37,760 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chowdon9248/
Owdon910/
Chowdong861/
Hawdon83585/
Howdun836/
Howdan834/
Hobdon833/
Hewdon832/
Hovdon831/
Chawdon77175/
Chobdon7790/
Hawdone773/
Chowdan771/
Gowdoun771/
Hodfdon771/
Owdom7340/
Uwdon734/
Awdon732/
Obdon732/
Ewdon730/
Chowdung7115/
Chowdhan718/
Chawdong712/
Hovdan67195/
Hovdun67110/
Hofdom6756/
Gowdan677/
Hofdun675/
Gofdon673/
Owdhan673/
Gawdon672/
Hawdan672/
Havdon671/
Ofdoin671/
Awdoon671/
Uwdone671/
Govdon671/
Jobdon670/
Jawdon670/

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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 Howdon
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