Howlett Surname

23,599th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,966 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Howlett Surname Definition:

= How(e (Teutonic), q.v. + the French double diminutive suff. -e)l-et.

Howlett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7,9811:6,9811,015
United States7,1761:50,5106,106
Australia3,3981:7,9451,186
Canada2,2511:16,3692,369
Northern Ireland4391:4,203830
New Zealand3411:13,2802,305
Ireland3191:14,7621,685
Wales2501:12,3781,372
Jamaica2221:12,9281,297
South Africa1351:401,31635,360
Scotland1181:45,3714,059
France581:1,145,219121,886
Spain511:916,70735,562
Costa Rica271:177,0402,395
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Jersey121:8,2671,718
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Norway91:571,36544,190
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Denmark61:940,78647,603
China61:227,886,92811,701
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2081:21,2972,442
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,9951:6,101938
Wales211:74,6863,520
Guernsey91:3,628639
Jersey31:17,2942,528
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1641:43,1435,018

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A night—bird, an owl.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Howlett Last Name Facts

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

The last name Howlett is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Howlett? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 23,599th most widespread family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 317,319 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 42 percent of Howlett reside; 41 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Howlett is also the 1,717,090th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 36 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 7,981 people, or 1 in 6,981. In England it is most numerous in: Greater London, where 10 percent reside, Norfolk, where 10 percent reside and Suffolk, where 7 percent reside. Other than England this surname occurs in 64 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent reside and Australia, where 15 percent reside.

Howlett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Howlett has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Howlett last name rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 616 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 153 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,190 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 5,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Howlett Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Howlett last name is predominantly Catholic (93%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Howlett surname are 4.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.38% being registered with 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Howlette93144/
Howliett932/
Howllett932/
Howloett930/
Owlett92280/
Howlet9296/
Hewlett8613,004/
Gowlett86759/
Howliet8652/
Howleit8630/
Hawlett8616/
Jowlett866/
Howlitt865/
Howeltt865/
Huwlett864/
Hoblett862/
Owlette861/
Howleth860/
Howlete860/
Howlets860/
Howllet860/
Owlet831/
Howlt830/
Owellett802/
Owillett802/
Hewllett801/
Hewleett800/
Hoblet77108/
Hewlet7720/
Howled778/
Gowlet774/
Hewltt773/
Hawlet772/
Oblett771/
Howelt771/
Howlit770/
Awlett770/
Howellitt751/
Howeellet751/
Choblet71788/
Hewlitt71150/
Hoblitt7167/
Hablett7114/
Heweltt713/
Havlett712/
Howeldt711/
Chawlet711/
Howlead710/
Hewleet710/
Howhilt710/
Hevlett710/
Hawlete710/
Oblet67627/
Owled677/
O'Willet673/
Chablett671/
Howld671/
Hovlt671/
Huvhlett671/
Owelleth671/
Hewllitt670/
Oswlt670/

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