Howling Surname
Approximately 838 people bear this surname
Howling Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Hugh,' from the variant How (v. How and Howson), and diminutive Howelin. The final 'g' is an excrescence, as in Hewling.
Howling Surname Distribution Map
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
---|---|---|---|
England | 537 | 1:103,758 | 10,896 |
United States | 146 | 1:2,482,595 | 151,840 |
Canada | 58 | 1:635,269 | 52,014 |
Northern Ireland | 37 | 1:49,866 | 4,222 |
Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
New Zealand | 14 | 1:323,452 | 26,435 |
Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
---|---|---|---|
Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
---|---|---|---|
England | 253 | 1:96,345 | 9,841 |
Scotland | 10 | 1:374,322 | 10,959 |
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 20 | 1:2,510,934 | 119,518 |
Howling Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Hugh,' from the variant How (v. How and Howson), and diminutive Howelin. The final 'g' is an excrescence, as in Hewling.
= How(e (Teutonic), q.v. + the French double diminutive suff. -e)l-in.
Howling Demographics
Average Howling Salary in
United States
$29,259 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Howling Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Howling Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Howling is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Howling click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Howling? popularity and diffusion
It is the 415,385th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 8,696,356 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Howling reside; 69 percent reside in Northern Europe and 69 percent reside in British Isles.
The last name is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 537 people, or 1 in 103,758. In England Howling is mostly concentrated in: Norfolk, where 28 percent reside, Cambridgeshire, where 8 percent reside and Lincolnshire, where 8 percent reside. Excluding England this surname occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.
Howling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Howling has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Howling surname rose 212 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 730 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Howling Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Howling are 7.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.55% registered with the political party.
The amount Howling earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 32.19% less than the national average, earning $29,259 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.51% more than the national average, earning $63,352 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
---|---|---|---|
Howlings | 93 | 126 | / |
Chowling | 93 | 1 | / |
Howlling | 93 | 0 | / |
Owling | 92 | 7 | / |
Gowling | 86 | 715 | / |
Hewling | 86 | 253 | / |
Hawling | 86 | 60 | / |
Hovling | 86 | 38 | / |
Hobling | 86 | 38 | / |
Jowling | 86 | 2 | / |
Houwelling | 82 | 5 | / |
Hawlings | 80 | 3 | / |
Hawlling | 80 | 0 | / |
Obling | 77 | 192 | / |
Ovling | 77 | 7 | / |
Ewling | 77 | 3 | / |
Awling | 77 | 3 | / |
Jobling | 71 | 3,836 | / |
Höbling | 71 | 88 | / |
Habling | 71 | 49 | / |
Hubling | 71 | 38 | / |
Havling | 71 | 19 | / |
Hövling | 71 | 11 | / |
O'Bling | 71 | 1 | / |
Hevling | 71 | 1 | / |
Jovling | 71 | 1 | / |
Obelling | 67 | 14 | / |
Haubling | 67 | 4 | / |
Ãwelling | 67 | 2 | / |
Heubling | 67 | 2 | / |
Owlnq | 67 | 1 | / |
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