Howu Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Howu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Howu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia881:175,9902,912
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Howu (21) may also be a first name.

Howu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Howu is borne by more people in Cambodia than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Howu.

How Common Is The Last Name Howu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,894,523rd most widespread family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Howu live; 97 percent live in Southeast Asia and 92 percent live in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 21 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Cambodia, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 175,990. In Cambodia it is mostly concentrated in: Svay Rieng Province, where 30 percent reside, Kampong Speu Province, where 17 percent reside and Kampot Province, where 15 percent reside. Aside from Cambodia it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 5 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Houwu8993/
Chowu8912/
Howou896/
Hohwu893/
Howus892/
How'u891/
Howeu891/
Owu862,841/
Houwui804/
Chouwu802/
Choiwu801/
Howeus801/
Howutt801/
Chuowu801/
Howusz801/
Houwau801/
Howaud800/
Hawu751,121/
Hewu751,072/
Hobu75458/
Owuh75342/
Owou75171/
Huwu75148/
Owui75107/
Owuu7559/
Ojwu7551/
Ouwu7551/
Hovu7526/
Owuy7520/
Ehwu7517/
Owgu7510/
Ahwu758/
Ohwu757/
Oowu755/
Uhwu755/
Oweu754/
Owhu753/
Oewu752/
Owwu752/
Oswu751/
Owau751/
Oiwu751/
Owud751/
Owuj751/
Owux751/
Chhowuy731/
Howouth731/
Howuszt731/
Habou67111,580/
Hawau675,514/
Hhawu673,840/
Chobu671,073/
Chuwu67365/
Chovu67237/
Hobou67114/
Hauwu67106/
Chawu67101/
Huiwu6759/
Ahbou6737/
Gowui6734/
Huwau6730/
Hohwü6730/
Khovu6729/
Hawou6719/
Huswu6717/
Uhwut6715/
Khawu6714/
Hawut6712/
Hewou6712/
Hovhu6710/
Hewau678/
Guhwu677/
Ahawu677/
Jowuh674/
Ahvou674/
Hoivu674/
Owout673/
Houvu673/
Gouwu673/
Hawuh672/
Oweus672/
Huobu672/
Hawui672/
Hovou672/
Hobhu672/
Chowoush671/
Haweu671/
Hobui671/
Hewuy671/
Gahwu671/
Haawu671/
Owhou671/
Owhgu671/
Oshwu671/
Oswui671/
Owuhe671/
Hawhu671/
Huwui671/
Hubou671/
Hewui671/
Khuwu671/
Ouweu671/
Ouwou671/
Owuch671/
Ehwou671/
Abhou671/
Jowou671/
Hawud671/
Hahwu671/
Hovus670/

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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
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  • 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 Howu
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