Howind Surname

778,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 364 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Howind Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Howind Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3591:224,24925,098
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Howind Last Name Facts

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

The last name Howind is most common in Germany. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Howind? popularity and diffusion

It is the 778,856th most frequently held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 20,020,731 people. The last name Howind occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Howind live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Howind is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 359 people, or 1 in 224,249. In Germany Howind is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 82 percent are found, Bavaria, where 5 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 4 percent are found. Not including Germany this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and China, where 0 percent are found.

Howind Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Howind has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Howind surname declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Howindt9210/
Howin914/
Hochwind86162/
Chowin83155/
Khowin83122/
Khownd8359/
Houwin831/
Hoowin831/
Howien830/
Owin80532/
Hown8021/
Houwing77666/
Houwink77165/
Heuwind7719/
Haawind773/
Chouwin772/
Hoowing771/
Chown733,563/
Hobin731,957/
Howen73847/
Ahwin73221/
Hawin73216/
Ohwin7328/
Ewind7318/
Owien7312/
Uwind7310/
Gownd739/
Owend735/
Hoswn734/
Owinn731/
Khown731/
Obind731/
Ownds731/
Jownd731/
Ouwin731/
Howne730/
Hoown730/
Hehwindt711/
Chhowing711/
Own677,224/
Houwen671,515/
Khawin67477/
Chowen67380/
Hoobin67243/
Chowne67127/
Houbin6784/
Chobin6769/
Hobijn6751/
Hoibin6739/
Chawin6725/
Khawnd6720/
Chowim6715/
Owwing6713/
Awiend6711/
Hawgin6710/
Chawnd676/
Hoybin673/
Huobin672/
Chowng672/
Ojwing672/
Howehn672/
Chowhn672/
Oiwing671/
Hawien671/
Chownk671/
Hojbin671/
Hosswn671/
Ewindt671/
Obinnd671/
Hoiben671/
O'Winn671/
Ahawin671/
Chuown671/
Hobinn670/

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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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  • 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 Howind
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