Howg Surname

1,434,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Howg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Howg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States821:4,420,231233,612
Canada681:541,84745,466
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Howg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Howg is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Howg? popularity and diffusion

The surname Howg is the 1,434,893rd most prevalent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 48,583,639 people. Howg occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Howg live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 82 people, or 1 in 4,420,231. In The United States it is mostly found in: Minnesota, where 52 percent reside, Kansas, where 16 percent reside and Texas, where 13 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 45 percent reside.

Howg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Howg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Howg last name expanded 1,367 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Howg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Howg surname are 7.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.85% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Howg earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 31.59% less than the national average, earning $29,520 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.99% more than the national average, earning $52,160 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chowg897/
Howkg891/
Howgs891/
Howgg890/
Howgh890/
Owg866/
Chowgh804/
Howk751,157/
Hawg7513/
Gowg756/
Uowg752/
Howc751/
Owgp751/
Jowg751/
Hewg751/
Hofg751/
Chowk67427/
Howke6757/
Chawg673/
Chowq673/
Ahwhg671/
Hewgh671/
Howck671/
Hawgh670/
Gowgh670/

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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 Howg
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