Howl Surname

472,211th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 710 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Howl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Howl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3371:165,33515,337
United States2351:1,542,378104,414
Australia301:899,85754,700
New Zealand291:156,14917,650
Northern Ireland271:68,3354,994
China91:151,924,6187,954
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Wales71:442,07621,198
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2641:92,3319,519
Wales141:112,0304,740
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States781:643,82942,510

Howl (50) may also be a first name.

Howl Last Name Facts

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

The surname Howl is most common in England. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Howl? popularity and diffusion

It is the 472,211th most commonly held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 10,264,149 people. The last name Howl occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Howl reside; 53 percent reside in Northern Europe and 53 percent reside in British Isles. Howl is also the 1,412,538th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 50 people.

The last name is most frequent in England, where it is held by 337 people, or 1 in 165,335. In England Howl is primarily found in: West Midlands, where 44 percent live, Worcestershire, where 6 percent live and Staffordshire, where 6 percent live. Apart from England this last name is found in 22 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Howl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Howl has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Howl surname increased 128 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 301 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 250 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Howl Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Howl last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the political party.

Howl earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.29% more than the national average, earning $48,021 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Howle893,203/
Chowl89954/
Howel89454/
Howil8937/
Howll899/
Howld891/
Howlt890/
Owl86381/
Howell80195,786/
Chowil8030/
Howill8013/
Chowle8013/
Hoewel8013/
Chowel8011/
Howeel8011/
Howled808/
Hoewll806/
Howleh806/
Chowll803/
Howiel801/
Owel75632/
Hobl75580/
Owil75313/
Owle75165/
Hawl7545/
Ahwl7521/
Owll752/
Owlh752/
Uhwl751/
Owld751/
Ohwl751/
Oiwl751/
Oswl751/
Owwl751/
Oowl751/
Oewl751/
Hewl750/
Hovl750/
Chowell73240/
Howgill73167/
Hoewell7320/
Howouel7317/
Howwell7311/
Howeell734/
Howiell733/
Howuell731/
Howlepp731/
Howeull731/
Howleth730/
Hoowell730/
Howwill730/
Howelll730/
Hawil672,359/
Hobel671,441/
Huwel67536/
Hüwel67448/
Hawle67447/
Hewel67327/
Chawl67112/
Höwel67101/
Hoibl6769/
Hobøl6763/
Owell6747/
Hewil6726/
Ahwil6724/
Huwil6713/
Khawl6712/
Hobil6711/
Oewel679/
Hobyl678/
Ouwel677/
Owled677/
Häwel675/
Owill674/
Hovle673/
Ehwel671/
Ashwl671/
Owleh671/
Oywle671/
Ouwle671/
Jhawl671/
Choswell671/
Hovlt671/
Oiwle671/
Ojwil671/
Ohwle671/
Oywel671/
Owild671/
Owiel671/
Hawll670/
Owlle670/
Houswell670/
Oswlt670/
Hawld670/

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Howl Reference & Research

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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 Howl
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis