Howship Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Howship Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Howship Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:1,392,95161,553
Australia381:710,41347,396
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England491:497,45727,315

Howship Last Name Facts

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

The last name Howship is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Howship? popularity and diffusion

The surname Howship is the 2,121,169th most prevalent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Howship reside; 51 percent reside in Northern Europe and 51 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 1,392,951. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Staffordshire, where 33 percent reside, Greater London, where 20 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 20 percent reside. Barring England this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 48 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Howship Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Howship has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Howship last name fell 18 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Howshi921/
Howsi837/
Chowshid8028/
Howsheid800/
Hofshi7733/
Howsie7715/
Hawshi779/
Chowsi772/
Jowsip771/
Khawshi7146/
Chowsha713/
Howseth713/
Khowsoi711/
Howsier710/
Howse677,869/
Hawsi67349/
Howsa6734/
Awshi6717/
Owsai678/
Obshi677/
Chowchai672/
Owchi672/
Owsha671/
Hobsi671/
Howsy670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Howship
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