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 is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Howdon? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,391,595th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 46,417,490 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Howdon are found; 88 percent are found in Northern Europe and 88 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most widely held in England, where it is held by 134 people, or 1 in 415,806. In England Howdon is most common in: Northumberland, where 33 percent live, Tyne and Wear, where 25 percent live and Durham, where 10 percent live. Barring England it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent live and Scotland, where 1 percent live.

Howdon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Howdon has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Howdon last name expanded 102 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 11 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Howdon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Howdon last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.14% registered with 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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