Howlett Surname
Approximately 22,966 people bear this surname
Howlett Surname Definition:
= How(e (Teutonic), q.v. + the French double diminutive suff. -e)l-et.
Howlett Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7,981 | 1:6,981 | 1,015 |
| United States | 7,176 | 1:50,510 | 6,106 |
| Australia | 3,398 | 1:7,945 | 1,186 |
| Canada | 2,251 | 1:16,369 | 2,369 |
| Northern Ireland | 439 | 1:4,203 | 830 |
| New Zealand | 341 | 1:13,280 | 2,305 |
| Ireland | 319 | 1:14,762 | 1,685 |
| Wales | 250 | 1:12,378 | 1,372 |
| Jamaica | 222 | 1:12,928 | 1,297 |
| South Africa | 135 | 1:401,316 | 35,360 |
| Scotland | 118 | 1:45,371 | 4,059 |
| France | 58 | 1:1,145,219 | 121,886 |
| Spain | 51 | 1:916,707 | 35,562 |
| Costa Rica | 27 | 1:177,040 | 2,395 |
| Switzerland | 19 | 1:432,259 | 31,718 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Jersey | 12 | 1:8,267 | 1,718 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 208 | 1:21,297 | 2,442 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,995 | 1:6,101 | 938 |
| Wales | 21 | 1:74,686 | 3,520 |
| Guernsey | 9 | 1:3,628 | 639 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:17,294 | 2,528 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,164 | 1:43,143 | 5,018 |
Howlett (36) may also be a first name.
Howlett Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
= How(e (Teutonic), q.v. + the French double diminutive suff. -e)l-et.
A night—bird, an owl.
Howlett Demographics
Average Howlett Salary in
United States
$43,960 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Howlett Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Howlett Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Howlett is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Howlett.
How Common Is The Last Name Howlett? popularity and diffusion
The surname Howlett is the 23,599th most frequent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 317,319 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 42 percent of Howlett live; 41 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,717,090th most frequently held given name on earth. It is borne by 36 people.
The last name Howlett is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 7,981 people, or 1 in 6,981. In England it is most numerous in: Greater London, where 10 percent live, Norfolk, where 10 percent live and Suffolk, where 7 percent live. Apart from England this surname is found in 64 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent live and Australia, where 15 percent live.
Howlett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Howlett has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Howlett last name grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 616 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 153 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,190 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 5,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Howlett Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (93%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Howlett last name are 4.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.38% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Howlett earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 32.68% less than the national average, earning 232,991 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 43.04% more than the national average, earning R 339,912 per year; in United States they earn 1.88% more than the national average, earning $43,960 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.3% more than the national average, earning $50,328 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howlette | 93 | 144 | / |
| Howliett | 93 | 2 | / |
| Howllett | 93 | 2 | / |
| Howloett | 93 | 0 | / |
| Owlett | 92 | 280 | / |
| Howlet | 92 | 96 | / |
| Hewlett | 86 | 13,004 | / |
| Gowlett | 86 | 759 | / |
| Howliet | 86 | 52 | / |
| Howleit | 86 | 30 | / |
| Hawlett | 86 | 16 | / |
| Jowlett | 86 | 6 | / |
| Howlitt | 86 | 5 | / |
| Howeltt | 86 | 5 | / |
| Huwlett | 86 | 4 | / |
| Hoblett | 86 | 2 | / |
| Owlette | 86 | 1 | / |
| Howleth | 86 | 0 | / |
| Howlete | 86 | 0 | / |
| Howlets | 86 | 0 | / |
| Howllet | 86 | 0 | / |
| Owlet | 83 | 1 | / |
| Howlt | 83 | 0 | / |
| Owellett | 80 | 2 | / |
| Owillett | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hewllett | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hewleett | 80 | 0 | / |
| Hoblet | 77 | 108 | / |
| Hewlet | 77 | 20 | / |
| Howled | 77 | 8 | / |
| Gowlet | 77 | 4 | / |
| Hewltt | 77 | 3 | / |
| Hawlet | 77 | 2 | / |
| Oblett | 77 | 1 | / |
| Howelt | 77 | 1 | / |
| Howlit | 77 | 0 | / |
| Awlett | 77 | 0 | / |
| Howellitt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Howeellet | 75 | 1 | / |
| Choblet | 71 | 788 | / |
| Hewlitt | 71 | 150 | / |
| Hoblitt | 71 | 67 | / |
| Hablett | 71 | 14 | / |
| Heweltt | 71 | 3 | / |
| Havlett | 71 | 2 | / |
| Howeldt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chawlet | 71 | 1 | / |
| Howlead | 71 | 0 | / |
| Hewleet | 71 | 0 | / |
| Howhilt | 71 | 0 | / |
| Hevlett | 71 | 0 | / |
| Hawlete | 71 | 0 | / |
| Oblet | 67 | 627 | / |
| Owled | 67 | 7 | / |
| O'Willet | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chablett | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howld | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hovlt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huvhlett | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owelleth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hewllitt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Oswlt | 67 | 0 | / |
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