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

The last name Howord has its highest incidence in Liberia. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Howord? popularity and diffusion

The last name Howord is the 4,307,654th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 57 percent of Howord reside; 52 percent reside in West Africa and 48 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 20 people.

It is most commonly used in Liberia, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 440,854. In Liberia Howord is mostly concentrated in: Lofa County, where 50 percent are found and Montserrado County, where 50 percent are found. Other than Liberia this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent are found and England, where 10 percent are found.

Howord Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Howord has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 97 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Howord Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name 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
  • 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 Howord
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