Howgego Surname

788,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 358 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Howgego Surname Definition:

An eminent literary man confided to me his serious belief that these arise from the efforts of foreign sailors to enquire after the health of their British comrades; but both names go back too far for this

Howgego Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2541:219,36218,571
Australia751:359,94330,133
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Scotland101:535,38220,332
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England701:348,22022,196

Howgego Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An eminent literary man confided to me his serious belief that these arise from the efforts of foreign sailors to enquire after the health of their British comrades; but both names go back too far for this

Surnames (1917) by Walter Parry Haskett-Smith

Howgego Last Name Facts

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

The last name Howgego is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Howgego? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 788,513th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 20,356,274 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Howgego are found; 74 percent are found in Northern Europe and 74 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 254 people, or 1 in 219,362. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Suffolk, where 18 percent live, Essex, where 17 percent live and Kent, where 15 percent live. Excluding England this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 21 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Howgego Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Howgego has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Howgego last name increased 363 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Howgego Last Name Statistics demography

Howgego earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Howego924/
Howsego8668/
Owego835/
Howigo7721/
Owengo772/
Owigo671,281/
Owega6720/
Obego6714/
Awego6710/
Howengga672/
Ovego671/
Oweingoh671/
Owiengoh671/
Ojweigoh671/

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