Howea Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Howea Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
Howea Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Howea Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Howea is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Howea? popularity and diffusion
Howea is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 100 percent of Howea reside; 80 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 80 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.
This surname is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 2,038,429. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Western Highlands, where 75 percent reside and Western, where 25 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Australia, where 20 percent reside.
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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 Howea
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