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.

Howstan Surname Distribution Map

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 surname Howstan is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Howstan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Howstan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Howstan is the 3,185,033rd most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Howstan reside; 97 percent reside in Northern Europe and 97 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Howstan is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 1,505,893. In England it is mostly found in: Tyne and Wear, where 59 percent are found, Derbyshire, where 24 percent are found and Durham, where 3 percent are found. Outside of England it exists in one country. It is also found in Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Howstan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Howstan has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Howstan last name increased 925 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

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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