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

The surname Howly (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻮﻟﻲ) has its highest incidence in India. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Howly? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 306,004th most widely held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 5,896,073 people. The last name 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.

The surname Howly is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 1,222 people, or 1 in 627,713. In India it is most common in: West Bengal, where 99 percent reside, Delhi, where 1 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 0 percent reside. Excluding India this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Howly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Howly has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Howly last name declined 80 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Howly Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Howly surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% being registered with the 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

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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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