Howold Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Howold Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Howold Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
France81:8,302,840321,660

Howold Last Name Facts

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

Howold occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Howold? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,798,600th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Howold are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 70 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 4,237,129. In Germany it is primarily found in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 37 percent are found, Schleswig-Holstein, where 32 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 11 percent are found. Beside Germany it is found in one country. It also occurs in France, where 30 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Howoldt9262/
Hohwold923/
Howald832,918/
Hobold831,250/
Hovold8330/
Howeld8320/
Huwold831/
Hohwald77218/
Howaldt77204/
Houwald7725/
Hoboldt7711/
Heuwold779/
Hoewald772/
Howeldt771/
Houbold771/
Oswoldt770/
Haswold770/
Owald7361/
Obold7328/
Ewold737/
Oweld731/
Hochwald71629/
Hooyveld7119/
Heuwoldt711/
Huswoldh710/
Ewoldt671,114/
Huwald67678/
Osvold67380/
Abhold67236/
Habold67178/
Hubold67169/
Ehwald67144/
Howalt67118/
Hewald67115/
Höbold6748/
Hobolt6744/
Hooijveld6742/
Hawald6737/
Ahwald6723/
Hovald6717/
Havold6715/
Gowald678/
O'Bold678/
Owwald677/
Eewold676/
Hobald675/
Ooueld671/
Oswolt671/
Hevold671/
Howelt671/
Awoldt670/
Hovolt670/

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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 Howold
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