Howls Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Howls Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Howls Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England601:928,63447,428
Wales421:73,6796,340
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Howls Last Name Facts

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

Howls is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Howls? popularity and diffusion

Howls is the 1,710,039th most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 63,925,841 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Howls live; 92 percent live in Northern Europe and 92 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 60 people, or 1 in 928,634. In England it is most common in: Herefordshire, where 43 percent are found, Gloucestershire, where 38 percent are found and Shropshire, where 7 percent are found. Barring England this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Wales, where 37 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Howls Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Howls has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Howls last name rose 261 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it decreased 79 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 40 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Howls Last Name Statistics demography

Howls earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 60.7% less than the national average, earning $16,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Howles91710/
Howels91115/
Howlls912/
Chowls910/
Owls898/
Howells8324,796/
Chowles83520/
Howlles832/
Howelss831/
Howeels831/
Howeuls831/
Hoewlls831/
Khowles831/
Howless830/
Howills830/
Owles80353/
Owels8014/
Hawls803/
Gowls801/
Hobls800/
Howelles772/
Howuells772/
Howellls771/
Hoewells771/
Hüwels7388/
Huwels7315/
Hobles7315/
Owells7311/
Jowles736/
Hawles734/
Gowles732/
Khawls731/
Owless731/
Hovles731/
Hewles731/
Jowils731/
Owills731/
Hobels730/
Howlez730/
Awls6744/
Ewls672/
Obls671/
O'Wills671/
Hawless671/
Hauwels671/
Hoobles670/

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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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  • 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 Howls
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