Howiss Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Howiss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Howiss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
England21:27,859,030389,889
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307

Howiss Last Name Facts

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

The last name Howiss is borne by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Howiss.

How Common Is The Last Name Howiss? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Howiss occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 63 percent of Howiss live; 63 percent live in Australasia and 63 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Australia, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 5,399,140. In Australia it is primarily concentrated in: Victoria, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Australia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 25 percent live and Algeria, where 13 percent live.

Howiss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Howiss has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Howiss surname decreased 93 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Howisse921/
Howaiss921/
Howis91373/
Owiss912/
Khoweiss863/
Oweiss83293/
Chowis8351/
Hoviss8318/
Howeis8312/
Howish838/
Howies833/
Khowis833/
Owaiss832/
Hobiss831/
Howisz831/
Howess830/
Owis801,600/
Howi8061/
Hochweiss8026/
Khowais7722/
Hoewish771/
Hovaiss771/
Ouwaiss771/
Howeise770/
Howes7328,712/
Howie7316,832/
Owais7312,182/
Hovis734,755/
Owies733,141/
Oweis731,828/
Ewiss731,007/
Khowi73269/
Hewis73242/
Hawis73213/
Howai73148/
Awiss73146/
Chowi7327/
Howei7326/
Oviss7315/
Owise7314/
Owisz7312/
Hobis7311/
Uwiss7310/
Houwi737/
Owess734/
Huwis732/
Oewis731/
Owish731/
Howid731/
Howys731/
Howiy731/
Howiś731/
Owhis731/
Hoewisch7191/
Hochweis7129/
Khovisse712/
Ouweisse711/
Howeisch711/
Owi671,194/
Eweiss67594/
Hewish67589/
Owaise67418/
Awaiss67183/
Ewiess67157/
Aweiss67117/
Hovies6775/
Oewies6771/
Hoovis6762/
Hobish6732/
Ahwish6730/
Khowai6730/
Howich6729/
Howith6728/
Owaish6728/
Hovish6726/
Habiss6725/
Huwais6721/
Hawise6718/
Hoisve6716/
Chowai6713/
Houwes6713/
Hubois6712/
Oowise6711/
Ewaiss6711/
Chowoi679/
Hawist678/
Ovisse677/
Chobis676/
Chowes676/
Chawis676/
Chovis675/
Howiey675/
Howait674/
Houwei674/
Houwui674/
Awisse674/
Owishe674/
Hawêss674/
Owoise673/
Chowie673/
Hawish672/
Howaih672/
Ouwais672/
Houbis672/
Howges672/
Ahwais672/
Hobeis672/
Houwai672/
O'Wise672/
Oowies672/
Haweis671/
Joweis671/
Howeit671/
Howeus671/
Howwes671/
Hohuis671/
Gowish671/
Howesr671/
Hobisz671/
Ovaiss671/
Howeiz671/
Hjowes671/
Ouweis671/
O'Weis671/
Chowid671/
Chowyi671/
Chouwi671/
Chuwis671/
Owayss671/
Hobess671/
Ahbiss671/
Oowais671/
Uweiss671/
Hawies671/
Howeid671/
Howese670/
Hovise670/
Howice670/
Hewess670/
Owisch670/
Hoiswe670/

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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 Howiss
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