Howig Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Howig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Howig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
England11:55,718,059489,080
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

The alternate forms: Höwig (3) are calculated separately.

Howig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Howig occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Höwig. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Howig? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,776,799th most widely held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. Howig is predominantly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Howig live; 71 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 10,355,970. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Kansas, where 40 percent are found, New York, where 26 percent are found and Texas, where 17 percent are found. Barring The United States it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 14 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 10 percent are found.

Howig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Howig has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Howig surname increased 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Howig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Howig surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

Howig earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.66% more than the national average, earning $57,243 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Höwig933/
Howaig914/
Owig890/
Huwig80580/
Hewig80388/
Hawig80228/
Hovig8095/
Howeg8044/
Hobig8022/
Owaig801/
Howic801/
Howick731,416/
Houvig7317/
Howegh734/
Hobigk733/
Haswig732/
Hewaig731/
Heuwig731/
Hawaig731/
Heweig731/
Howaik731/
Chuwig731/
Heewig731/
Hewigg731/
Hobigh730/
Hauwig730/
Hohweg730/
Ashwig730/
Hoevig730/
Ewig671,043/
Obig6759/
Awig6731/
Chosvig6717/
Owik6711/
Owix675/
Hochweg673/
Hoewijk673/
Chawaig671/
Chowiec671/
Chowick670/
Hobeigh670/
Hoewick670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Howig
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