Hower Surname
Approximately 4,834 people bear this surname
Hower Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,128 | 1:87,805 | 9,905 |
| Germany | 357 | 1:225,505 | 25,215 |
| Australia | 107 | 1:252,296 | 23,217 |
| Indonesia | 75 | 1:1,763,323 | 114,023 |
| Honduras | 31 | 1:284,401 | 2,626 |
| Colombia | 29 | 1:1,647,382 | 11,290 |
| Canada | 20 | 1:1,842,280 | 119,096 |
| Liberia | 18 | 1:244,919 | 15,115 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Belize | 7 | 1:50,782 | 2,565 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Puerto Rico | 6 | 1:591,690 | 3,707 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 9 | 1:492,207 | 16,355 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 48 | 1:507,820 | 27,631 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 855 | 1:58,735 | 6,505 |
The alternate forms: Höwer (225) are calculated separately.
Hower (420) may also be a first name.
Hower Demographics
Hower Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Hower Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hower Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hower occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Höwer. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hower? popularity and diffusion
Hower is the 98,105th most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,507,560 people. The last name Hower is primarily found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Hower reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Hower is also the 419,319th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 420 people.
The surname Hower is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 4,128 people, or 1 in 87,805. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 30 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Ohio, where 6 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 30 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 7 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.
Hower Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Hower has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hower last name rose 483 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hower Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Anglican (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Hower surname are 15.26% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.03% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Hower earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 60.92% more than the national average, earning $36,532,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.84% less than the national average, earning $41,493 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.36% more than the national average, earning $68,740 CAD per year.
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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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- 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 Hower
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