Howney Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Howney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Howney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:3,277,533109,658
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Howney Last Name Facts

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

The last name Howney occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Howney? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,649,889th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Howney live; 94 percent live in Northern Europe and 94 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Howney is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 3,277,533. In England Howney is most prevalent in: Hertfordshire, where 65 percent reside, North Yorkshire, where 29 percent reside and Greater London, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account England Howney exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Howney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Howney last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chowney9291/
Owney91162/
Howne910/
Howny910/
Hawney83159/
Chowne83127/
Gowney8327/
Howner834/
Chowny833/
Hobney831/
Hovney830/
Hownes830/
Owne80108/
Owny802/
Chawney7715/
Chowner775/
Chownes773/
Chownyo771/
Hownett770/
Awney73490/
Obney73215/
Hovne7315/
Ownay732/
Howna732/
Ownny731/
Ownne731/
Ownyi731/
Hobny731/
Hawne731/
Howni730/
Hewny730/
Hawny730/
Hobne730/
Chowneth710/
Chowni67292/
Höwner67143/
Chowna6731/
Chawne676/
Oywene674/
Khawne674/
Hawnge674/
Gownay673/
Hubney673/
Ouwnyi672/
Habney672/
Hawnes672/
Awneyi671/
Ownuye671/
Hgawne671/
Hovner671/
Hovhne671/
Chownnayi671/
Jowneh671/
Owenne671/
Owinny671/
Havney671/
Hevney670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Howney
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