McHoward Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

McHoward Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McHoward Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

McHoward Last Name Facts

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

The last name McHoward has its highest incidence in The United States. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McHoward? popularity and diffusion

The last name McHoward is the 3,543,123rd most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. McHoward occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of McHoward reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 11,692,224. In The United States it is primarily found in: Alabama, where 90 percent live, California, where 3 percent live and Florida, where 3 percent live. Not including The United States McHoward occurs in one country. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 3 percent live.

McHoward Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McHoward has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McHoward surname grew 3,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McHoward Last Name Statistics demography

McHoward earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 47.85% less than the national average, earning $22,504 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McCoard80174/
Macaward753/
MacAbhaird673/
MacOurd670/
Macabird631/
MacGaurd630/
Mockawarts560/
McCourt539,927/
MacOurt5342/
Macairt5313/
Mocaert531/
Mocourt531/
Maucourt50591/
MacCourt50115/
Macairet505/
Moucourt501/
Mascourt500/

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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 McHoward
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