Howelk Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Howelk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Howelk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Howelk Last Name Facts

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

Howelk is found in Jamaica more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Howelk? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Howelk are found; 33 percent are found in West Africa and 33 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most common in Jamaica, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 2,869,947. Other than Jamaica Howelk is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Howellk921/
Hoelk9140/
Hoelck83102/
Oswelk8314/
Hawelk831/
Chowlek7724/
Howellx777/
Howellc772/
Hawelke770/
Hawlk7351/
Oelck7342/
Houlk7319/
Oelkc731/
Hoylk731/
Healk730/
Heilek67141/
Heilke6779/
Heylek6764/
Heilck6721/
Chawlk6712/
Hawelková675/
Oyelke673/
Heyelk673/
Houlke672/
Oubelk671/
Hoilke671/
Howleg671/
Hawlek671/
Cheulk671/
Khaelk671/
Hoelgh670/
Healke670/

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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 Howelk
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