Howill Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Dominican Republic
Highest density in:
Grenada

Howill Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Howill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Grenada41:27,1341,180
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Howill Last Name Facts

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

The surname Howill occurs more in The Dominican Republic more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Howill? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,391,485th most commonly held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Howill are found; 62 percent are found in Caribbean and 31 percent are found in Anglo-Caribbean.

The surname Howill is most commonly held in The Dominican Republic, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 2,608,233. Outside of The Dominican Republic this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Grenada, where 31 percent live and Canada, where 15 percent live.

Howill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Howill has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Howill last name decreased 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Howgill92167/
Howiell923/
Howwill920/
Howil9137/
Howll919/
Owill914/
Howell83195,786/
Hobill83144/
Howail8344/
Chowil8330/
Hawill8314/
Hoewll836/
Chowll833/
Oweill832/
Howeil832/
Howiel831/
Owille831/
Howile830/
Hewill830/
Ohwill830/
Oewill830/
Howl80710/
Owil80313/
Owll802/
Chowell77240/
Hoewell7720/
Chowile7713/
Howwell7711/
Howelle776/
Howeell774/
Hawille772/
Howuell771/
Howeull771/
Khowell770/
Hoowell770/
Howelll770/
Hawil732,359/
Chowl73954/
Howel73454/
Owile7370/
Hoibl7369/
Owell7347/
Awill7340/
Hewil7326/
Ahwil7324/
Obill7321/
Huwil7313/
Hobil7311/
Owail736/
Ewill734/
Howld731/
Oweil731/
Ojwil731/
Owiel731/
Owild731/
Hawll730/
Howlt730/
Owillowa711/
Houwaile711/
Choswell711/
Houswell710/
Hewell671,097/
Owl67381/
Owelle67177/
Hawell6798/
Hobell6785/
Ahwail6752/
Hawile6750/
Jahwil6738/
Owoile6718/
Hoewel6713/
Howeel6711/
Chobil6711/
Chowel6711/
Huwell6710/
Haweil679/
Howele679/
Howled678/
Howleh676/
Hawail676/
Khawil675/
O'Bill675/
Chawil672/
Hawiel672/
Ahwile671/
O'Well671/
Hhawil671/
Ouwell671/
Habill671/
Hawgil671/
Ehwell671/
Owuile671/
Owaile671/
Hubill671/
Haswll671/
Jouwil671/
Howeyl670/
Jobill670/

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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
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  • 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 Howill
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