Where Does The Last Name Howi Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Howi occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Howi? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Howi is the 2,460,878^th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. The last name Howi is predominantly found in Oceania, where 84 percent of Howi are found; 84 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 84 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,075,395^th most commonly used given name world-wide. It is borne by 80 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 159,877. In Papua New Guinea Howi is mostly found in: East Sepik, where 80 percent reside, Madang, where 8 percent reside and Morobe, where 4 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent reside and Cameroon, where 3 percent reside.

Howi Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Howi has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Howi last name increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.