Howsley Surname

975,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 265 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Howsley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Howsley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1481:2,449,047150,246
England771:723,61140,488
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England551:443,18925,511
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

Howsley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Howsley is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Howsley click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Howsley? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 975,866th most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 27,500,173 people. The surname Howsley occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Howsley are found; 55 percent are found in North America and 55 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 148 people, or 1 in 2,449,047. In The United States Howsley is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 40 percent reside, California, where 12 percent reside and Nevada, where 10 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 29 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.

Howsley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Howsley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Howsley last name expanded 269 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 140 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Howsley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Howsley are 4.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.61% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Howsley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 474.4% more than the national average, earning R 1,365,000 per year and in United States they earn 12.62% more than the national average, earning $48,595 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owsley923,930/
Howsle920/
Hawsley866/
Hewsley861/
Howsler860/
Howzley860/
Owsly830/
Hawwsley801/
Awsley772/
Ewsley771/
Owzley770/
Hawsly770/
Owsler770/
Hewslee711/
Havsley710/
Hawsler710/
Hofslett678/
Chawshly671/
Hawssler670/

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Howsley Reference & Research

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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 Howsley
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