Howlison Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Howlison Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Howlison Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:7,959,723202,100
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
Scotland51:748,64318,576

Howlison Last Name Facts

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

Howlison occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Howlison? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most frequently used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Howlison occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Howlison live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Howlison is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 7,959,723. In England it is most common in: Cheshire, where 57 percent are found, Greater London, where 29 percent are found and Lancashire, where 14 percent are found.

Howlison Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Howlison has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname declined 53 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Howlieson9452/
Howlitson941/
Howleson883/
Hawlison880/
Owillison821/
Oblison801/
Owleson800/
O'Willison781/
Hablison751/
Chawlisan713/
Ablison6721/
Oblisen674/
Oblisan671/
Obleson670/
Hablisun636/
Hableson630/
Chawleesan567/
Ableson53320/
Ablisun532/
Ablisan531/
Ablesson501/

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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 Howlison
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