Howsi Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Somaliland

Howsi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Howsi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Somaliland11:3,500,1821,592
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521

Howsi (53) may also be a first name.

Howsi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Howsi is found in Canada more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Howsi.

How Common Is The Last Name Howsi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Howsi occurs mostly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Howsi live; 71 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,366,219th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 53 people.

The last name Howsi is most widespread in Canada, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 7,369,118. In Canada Howsi is mostly found in: Ontario, where 80 percent are found and Alberta, where 20 percent are found. Other than Canada this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Somaliland, where 14 percent are found and Sri Lanka, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Howsie9115/
Chowsi912/
Howshi911/
Howship8379/
Khowsoi831/
Chowhsi831/
Howsier830/
Howse807,869/
Hawsi80349/
Howsa8034/
Owsai808/
Howji806/
Hewsi801/
Hobsi801/
Howsy800/
Chowshid7728/
Howsheid770/
Hofshi7333/
Howsey7317/
Hawshi739/
Hofsci733/
Howges732/
Owsiej732/
Howzes731/
Howzie731/
Howsay731/
Howsza731/
Chowzi731/
Howsee731/
Khawsi731/
Howjii731/
Chowse731/
Owsaid731/
Khowse731/
Howses731/
Hofsis730/
Hawsis730/
Owji6793/
Hoffsis6777/
Hofsiss6767/
Khawshi6746/
Obsi6735/
Owsa6735/
Awsi6721/
Owci6711/
Ovsi674/
Owse673/
Howseth673/
Chowsha673/
Howsser673/
Ewsi672/
Owgi671/
Ofsi671/
Owsy671/
Uwsi671/
Khawsoi671/
Chowser670/
Hoowser670/
Howsett670/

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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 Howsi
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