Howstan Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Howstan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Howstan Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England371:1,505,89364,828
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Howstan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Howstan occurs most in England. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Howstan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Howstan? popularity and diffusion

Howstan is the 3,185,033rd most frequently used last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Howstan live; 97 percent live in Northern Europe and 97 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Howstan is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 1,505,893. In England it is most frequent in: Tyne and Wear, where 59 percent live, Derbyshire, where 24 percent live and Durham, where 3 percent live. Not including England it is found in one country. It also occurs in Australia, where 3 percent live.

Howstan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Howstan has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 925 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hewstan8622/
Howston861/
Howstone800/
Owston77509/
Ofstan771/
Hofshtand752/
Hewston71579/
Hofstam7127/
Hovstam717/
Hobston716/
Hawston711/
Hofstatten711/
Hofston711/
Hofstein67189/
Hofsteyn6777/
Hovstein6768/
Chawston671/
Johwston671/
Hoffston671/
Hobstein671/
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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 Howstan
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