Howey Surname

94,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,026 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Howey Surname Definition:

(Scottish) Descendant of little How, a variant of Hugh (spirit).

Howey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1321:115,72812,496
England8041:69,3018,009
Canada6821:54,0266,445
Australia1831:147,51715,697
New Zealand711:63,7799,777
Scotland471:113,9117,445
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
Wales151:206,30213,003
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
France11:66,422,722504,397
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland311:142,8997,868
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4911:49,6446,071
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5971:84,1188,785

Howey (69) may also be a first name.

Howey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scottish) Descendant of little How, a variant of Hugh (spirit).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Howey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Howey is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Howey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 94,741st most widespread family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,449,969 people. The surname Howey occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Howey live; 63 percent live in North America and 63 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,171,416th most frequently used first name globally, held by 69 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 3,132 people, or 1 in 115,728. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Michigan, where 11 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 30 countries. It also occurs in England, where 16 percent live and Canada, where 14 percent live.

Howey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Howey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Howey surname expanded 525 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 164 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,567 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 750 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Howey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Anglican (61%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Howey last name are 17.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.86% being registered with the party.

The amount Howey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 71.83% less than the national average, earning R 66,936 per year; in United States they earn 4.38% more than the national average, earning $45,039 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.43% more than the national average, earning $53,872 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Howeya918/
Chowey915/
Howiey915/
Khowey911/
Howoey911/
Howeye910/
Howe89108,953/
Owey8922/
Howy894/
Howeyhe834/
Howie8016,832/
Hovey808,816/
Chowe802,320/
Choey801,802/
Howay801,736/
Hewey80788/
Khoey80542/
Hawey80288/
Oweya80232/
Oweye80232/
Houey80124/
Khowe8080/
Houwe8067/
Hobey8061/
Hohwy8043/
Oweyi8031/
Hoewe8029/
Howei8026/
Howue8023/
Owehy8011/
Howee806/
Howea805/
Oweyo805/
Howyo805/
Owoey804/
Hoowe803/
Hoevy803/
Chowy803/
Hoyey802/
Howeh802/
Khowy801/
Oowey801/
Huwey801/
Howeu801/
Hoewy801/
Hohwe801/
Howys801/
Howiy801/
Hoeyi801/
Hhowe800/
Hoehy800/
Houweyiz778/
Oey752,916/
Owe752,145/
Owy759/
Chobey73749/
Chawey73209/
Chohwe7397/
D'Hoey7382/
Houeyi7381/
Houbey7349/
Owheya7332/
Haweya7327/
Hoovey7325/
Owueye7324/
Ahweyi7321/
Choway7320/
Houehy7318/
Oyweyo7316/
Houwes7313/
Chowwy7312/
Hewehy7312/
Chojey7311/
Houwez7310/
Chhoey739/
Haweyo736/
Chowet736/
Chowes736/
Khouwe735/
Goweay735/
Ooweye735/
Owoeyi735/
Chovey734/
Haweye734/
Houwei734/
Gouwey733/
Owueyi733/
Chowie733/
Ouweye732/
Ehweyo732/
Chouey732/
Hoehwe731/
Khowae731/
Chouwe731/
Chouwy731/
Chowez731/
Haweey731/
Houway731/
Howedt731/
Howeit731/
Howeus731/
Howiye731/
Howwes731/
Hoywer731/
Heweya731/
Hhoway731/
Hohuey731/
Hoouey731/
Ehweya731/
Howesr731/
Choowe731/
Chowee731/
Oweyie731/
Houeoy731/
Howeiz731/
Haweys731/
Oweyad731/
Oyweya731/
Ahouey731/
Achwey731/
Chowyi731/
Oweyah731/
Hojiey731/
Ohweya731/
Howoyd731/
Hawiey731/
Owehya731/
Owehye731/
Howawe731/
Howeid731/
Hawhey730/
Howess730/
Hoiswe730/
Hhovey730/
Hove6735,310/
Choubey6725,466/
Hobe677,989/
Owie676,353/
Howa676,353/
Obey675,696/
Hoby674,780/
Hoye674,034/
Owei673,144/
Houy673,043/
Hawe672,436/
Awey672,244/
Huwe672,243/
Heye672,138/
Owhe672,000/
Oweh671,754/
Ovey671,717/
Khowoya671,047/
Hüwe67721/
Hewe67669/
Chaweye67656/
Goey67410/
Hawy67343/
Oway67332/
Ouwe67307/
Uhwe67266/
Ahwe67241/
Owee67181/
Ewey67167/
Hoie67163/
Hewy67133/
Ohwe67100/
Hovy6776/
Howi6761/
Oeiy6757/
Heay6749/
Howeihe6748/
Ehwe6747/
Yoey6736/
Choibey6727/
Howiyah6727/
Ojwe6722/
Owuy6720/
Hoej6717/
Choobey6716/
Chaweya6716/
Heuy6716/
Höwe6714/
Chouvey6713/
Ochweyo6713/
Ojey6711/
Choveya6710/
Khaweya679/
Choowet679/
Uwey678/
Gowy678/
Owiy678/
Chuobey677/
Oyey677/
Chowoya676/
Hoveyes675/
Owue675/
Oiwe675/
Choueey675/
Houweij674/
Owwoeye674/
Oweu674/
Chouwet674/
Choybey674/
Ochweya674/
Ehey673/
Choijey673/
Owwe673/
Owhy673/
Chaouey673/
Howiehe673/
Owwy673/
Chowayi672/
Chhouey672/
Choohwe672/
Owoy672/
Chouwoe672/
Owyi672/
Oewoeye672/
Owoueye672/
Choejey672/
Oywe672/
Hyey672/
Owje672/
Ojwy672/
Chhobey671/
Khaweye671/
Ouey671/
Chouwer671/
Chobhey671/
Chhowuy671/
Chowaye671/
Oweiaya671/
Owuheyi671/
Owheuyi671/
Houwest671/
Houbeye671/
Houweiz671/
Oowe671/
Ouweyis671/
Owea671/
Ochweyi671/
Ahwahey671/
Chobeyi671/
Chochwe671/
Chowieh671/
Chouweh671/
Chaweey671/
Khyohey671/
Owoueyi671/
Owyp671/
Oowy671/
Oywy671/
Oewe671/
Oewy671/
Oeyo671/
Choowee671/
Howeiis671/
Ioey671/
Hoiwaue671/
Hoohway670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Howey
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