Howor Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Canada

Howor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Howor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Howor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Howor is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Howor? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,876,555th most frequently occurring surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 63 percent of Howor live; 63 percent live in Southeast Asia and 63 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

This last name is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 4,560,317. In Indonesia Howor is primarily found in: North Sulawesi, where 90 percent are found and North Maluku, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Indonesia it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 24 percent are found and Nigeria, where 9 percent are found.

Howor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Howor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Howor surname contracted 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Howor Last Name Statistics demography

Howor earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 16.08% more than the national average, earning $57,671 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chowor91225/
Hojwor911/
Howore911/
Jhowor911/
Howoer910/
Owor8915,208/
Chowore831/
Owuor8040,807/
Owour801,754/
Hovor80618/
Howar80303/
Hobor80275/
Hawor8049/
Owore8033/
Ohwor8013/
Oworh8012/
Uhwor805/
Oworp801/
Howur801/
Owohr801/
Oewor801/
Ouwor801/
Oswor801/
Hewor800/
Howourth7794/
Hooworth7743/
Howworth772/
Khowar73376/
Chobor73153/
Chowar7365/
Hovore7353/
Hovord7324/
Houbor7321/
Houwar739/
Howarh738/
Howare737/
Ashwor734/
Khawor734/
Owoeyr734/
Hobour733/
Hovour733/
Khuwor733/
Howahr732/
Hoobar732/
Owoire732/
Hawort732/
Owuore732/
Owoure731/
Howarp731/
Hojwar731/
Jhawor731/
Goworh731/
Owoore731/
Abhoor731/
Howgar730/
Hoovor730/
Ahword730/
Awor6745,560/
Owar674,739/
Obor672,542/
Ewor67537/
Khojwar6770/
Ovor6766/
Chavoor6761/
Uwor6725/
Hohwart6722/
Ahworhe6720/
Hosvort6712/
Chowhar6712/
Chowarh6710/
Chovoor6710/
Khoware675/
Ashworh674/
Hoiward672/
Chowart672/
O'Sword672/
Haworph672/
Houware672/
Choobur671/
Khoowar671/
Khohwar671/
Choware671/
Chohbor671/
Howatrh671/
Hauwort671/
Hawordh671/
Howartt670/
Haswort670/

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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 Howor
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