Howord Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Howord Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Howord Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia101:440,85421,753
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England21:27,859,030389,889
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1331:377,58428,378

Howord (20) may also be a first name.

Howord Last Name Facts

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

Howord occurs most in Liberia. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Howord? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,307,654th most commonly used last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name Howord occurs mostly in Africa, where 57 percent of Howord are found; 52 percent are found in West Africa and 48 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. Howord is also the 2,446,817th most prevalent given name at a global level. It is borne by 20 people.

The surname Howord is most frequent in Liberia, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 440,854. In Liberia it is most common in: Lofa County, where 50 percent live and Montserrado County, where 50 percent live. Barring Liberia Howord is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent live and England, where 10 percent live.

Howord Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Howord has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Howord last name contracted 97 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Howord Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Howord surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Howord earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 46.89% less than the national average, earning $22,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Howard83452,218/
Haword83113/
Howerd8353/
Hovord8324/
Howort8318/
Hobord831/
Heword831/
Ahword830/
Howorth771,872/
Howardh77101/
Howerdd7717/
Howardd7712/
Howarrd777/
Hhoward773/
Howaard773/
Howardt772/
Houward772/
O'Sword772/
Hoiward772/
Choward771/
Howaerd771/
Hawordh771/
Howhard771/
Oswords771/
Howward770/
Oward7330/
Aword735/
Eword732/
Owurd731/
Houwaard71235/
Howourth7194/
Hooworth7143/
Howardth713/
Hoobaard712/
Howworth712/
D'Howard711/
Hochward711/
Howardch711/
Chowhard711/
Haward674,126/
Heward672,727/
Hoverd67298/
Hovard67176/
Howart67117/
Havord6793/
Hobard6715/
Howardová679/
O'Ward677/
Hobort677/
Govord675/
Huward674/
Howert674/
Hawerd673/
Habord672/
Hawort672/
Owuard672/
Hubord671/
Ooward671/
Aboord671/
Huvord670/

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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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  • 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 Howord
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