Howers Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Howers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Howers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:2,143,00282,017
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:641,45731,575
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Howers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Howers is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Howers? popularity and diffusion

The surname Howers is the 2,689,253rd most widespread last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 52 percent of Howers reside; 50 percent reside in Northern Europe and 50 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 2,143,002. In England Howers is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 62 percent reside, West Midlands, where 19 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 12 percent reside. Besides England Howers occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 46 percent reside and Hong Kong, where 2 percent reside.

Howers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Howers has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Howers last name fell 32 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 114 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Howers Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Howers are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% being registered with the party.

Howers earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.67% less than the national average, earning $28,188 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Houwers92582/
Chowers922/
Owers912,616/
Hoers913/
Hovers83388/
Hobers83218/
Hawers8319/
Ouwers8314/
Howars838/
Hoyers834/
Howors833/
Hewers832/
Oewers831/
Hojers830/
Hoersh830/
Oowers830/
Oiwers830/
Oers80243/
D'Houwers802/
Hoevers77697/
Hoovers7779/
Heuwers7720/
Khovers776/
Chuwers775/
Chovers773/
Hoggers771/
Hauwers771/
Hobersh771/
Jouwers771/
Houbers770/
Hoobers770/
Ewers7310,167/
Hours731,719/
Goers731,621/
Overs73969/
Obers73377/
Heirs73149/
Hears7386/
Ojers7372/
Ouers7371/
Heurs7357/
Awers738/
Owars736/
Oyers735/
Oiers731/
Hoyrs731/
Uwers731/
Heyrs730/
Eoers730/
Oersh730/
Govers673,515/
Hubers672,745/
Havers671,941/
Cheers671,928/
Hearst671,927/
Hübers67928/
Habers67815/
Heyers67439/
Hayers67344/
Hearse67315/
Goerss67307/
Chears67273/
Hourse67240/
D'Hauwers67234/
Auwers67204/
Huvers67178/
Chiers67128/
Huyers67102/
Cheirs6784/
Hauers6771/
Hevers6765/
Heiers6763/
Oversø6756/
Hearsh6754/
Ouwerx6744/
Goyers6730/
Hourst6725/
Overst6725/
Oevers6723/
Jawers6714/
Hoursh6714/
Euwers6712/
Gawers675/
Heirås674/
Goerrs673/
Heurst673/
Heuers673/
Ahvers672/
Hoyrst672/
Jovers672/
Ouerse672/
Ewears671/
Obeers671/
Oivers671/
Heirsh671/
Jowerx671/
Ehuers671/
Haiers671/
Hijers671/
Khears671/
Khours671/
Obersz671/
Ehiers671/
Hawirs671/
Overse671/
Havors670/
Hoirse670/
Hewars670/
Heirst670/
Hourss670/

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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 Howers
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