Howrigan Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Howrigan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Howrigan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1101:3,295,081188,193
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Howrigan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Howrigan has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Howrigan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Howrigan? popularity and diffusion

Howrigan is the 1,620,164th most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 58,770,532 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Howrigan reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 110 people, or 1 in 3,295,081. In The United States it is most common in: Vermont, where 68 percent live, Massachusetts, where 12 percent live and California, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Howrigan occurs in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 11 percent live.

Howrigan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Howrigan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Howrigan surname rose 647 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Howrigan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Howrigan surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.

The amount Howrigan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.13% less than the national average, earning $41,800 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.12% more than the national average, earning $54,713 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Howrigon8879/
Hovrigan882/
Hawrigan881/
Howregan880/
Obrigan801/
Chabrigan711/
Howrighousen700/
Obrigon67120/
Obregan674/
Abrigan671/
Hobregon636/
Obregon5397,994/
Obregón53409/
Abrigon5346/
Obregòn5321/
Ovregon5318/
Abregan532/
Obregôn532/
Obrégon531/
O'Bregon505/
Obrregon502/

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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 Howrigan
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