Howly Surname

306,004th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Howly Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Howly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,2221:627,71329,913
United States101:36,245,893832,629
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland191:233,15110,389
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

Howly Last Name Facts

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

Howly (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻮﻟﻲ) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Howly? popularity and diffusion

It is the 306,004th most widely held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 5,896,073 people. The surname Howly occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Howly are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

This last name is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 1,222 people, or 1 in 627,713. In India Howly is most numerous in: West Bengal, where 99 percent reside, Delhi, where 1 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 0 percent reside. Barring India it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Howly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Howly has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Howly last name fell 80 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Howly Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (95%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Howly last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

Howly earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 53% less than the national average, earning $20,281 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Howley918,722/
Chowly9157/
Howlly912/
Khowly912/
Howlya911/
Howliy911/
Howlay911/
Owly892/
Chowley83111/
Chowlay8353/
Chowlya837/
Khowley831/
Howloyd831/
Howlley830/
Howle803,203/
Howli80320/
Hawly80152/
Owley8051/
Howla8012/
Hobly808/
Owlya801/
Ojwly801/
Gowly800/
Howelley7749/
Chhowley7714/
Chhowlay779/
Hawley7336,436/
Hobley731,514/
Chowla731,073/
Howles73710/
Owilly7383/
Hovley7379/
Chowli7356/
Howlid7340/
Chowle7313/
Howlie7311/
Chawly7310/
Howled738/
Howleh736/
Howlee733/
Hawlly732/
Owelly732/
Ouwley731/
Howlia731/
Gowloy731/
Ahwley731/
Hawlay731/
Owloey731/
Howlez730/
Hawloy730/
Hoobly730/
Owle67165/
Chawley6767/
Chowlla6752/
Chawlay6743/
Chowlia6743/
Howleit6730/
Chowler6726/
Chawlya6716/
Chowlaa676/
Howelle676/
Howlitt675/
Hawlley674/
Awly673/
Chowlli673/
Howlles672/
Owla672/
Owli671/
Khowlhi671/
Chhawly671/
Ovly671/
Chowlai671/
Hawylly671/
Owelley671/
Chouwla671/
Chowlee671/
Khowlai671/
Howlepp671/
Howlerr671/
Howller671/
Hoowler671/
Hoswler671/
Howlead670/
Hoobley670/
Howlich670/
Howllet670/
Howleth670/
Haawley670/
Howlets670/
Howless670/

Howly Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Howly in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺣﻮﻟﻲhwly-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Howly
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