Howser Surname

169,950th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,538 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Iceland

Howser Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Howser Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4351:148,85415,345
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
England241:2,321,58686,519
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Guam11:160,1214,893
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9391:53,4816,013

Howser Last Name Facts

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

Howser is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Howser? popularity and diffusion

Howser is the 169,950th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,871,373 people. The surname Howser occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Howser are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Howser is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 2,435 people, or 1 in 148,854. In The United States Howser is mostly concentrated in: Missouri, where 10 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Maryland, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Howser Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Howser has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Howser last name increased 259 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Howser Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Howser last name are 15.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.29% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Howser earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.97% less than the national average, earning $41,437 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.84% less than the national average, earning $39,327 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Howsser923/
Howsher921/
Khowser921/
Hoowser920/
Chowser920/
Howsier920/
Owser910/
Howshier861/
Hawser8379/
Howzer838/
Hovser831/
Hewser830/
Khawser771/
Howgier770/
Chawser770/
Obser73492/
Ofser733/
Owger730/
Hofscher7111/
Hoffsher7110/
Hofsheir711/
Hawseyjr711/
Chowceir711/
Hofshier711/
Ofseur6710/
Havser676/
Jawser672/
Govser672/
Owzeer671/
Gowcer671/
Hobzer671/
Hubser671/
Hawcer671/
Owcher671/
Awseer671/
Hewzer670/
Hefser670/
Hawger670/
Hafser670/

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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 Howser
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