Hew Forename

190,160th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 1,643 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Falkland Islands

Hew Forename Definition:

HU. An English and, more particularly, Welsh m. ‘Christian’ from a Celtic word signifying ‘mind’:? therefore ‘brainy’.

Hew Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia
 
53%
3991:76,3165,749
Indonesia-3041:848,56555,219
China-2801:4,878,77153,358
Brunei-1341:3,131320
United States
89%
 
1281:2,832,32042,201
England
99%
 
801:695,03713,192
Thailand
 
62%
651:1,077,93638,180
Scotland
96%
 
511:104,9092,453
Canada-361:920,37119,051
Australia-321:426,8017,298
New Zealand-291:156,4155,718
India
 
72%
251:48,595,119841,422
Singapore
75%
 
171:369,82710,107
Qatar-101:236,96022,379
South Africa
100%
91:6,059,183119,004
Brazil-51:42,847,231319,361
Falkland Islands-41:786147
Russia
100%
31:48,077,90198,779
Taiwan
100%
31:7,923,22799,341
Mauritius-31:432,5957,262
Wales
100%
21:1,547,15412,610
Pakistan
100%
21:97,178,840228,758
Ireland
100%
21:2,321,7608,894
France-21:33,235,17058,100
Northern Ireland-11:1,843,1463,737
Netherlands-11:16,902,08343,152
Vietnam-11:92,623,11310,484
Argentina-11:42,773,24343,333
Azerbaijan-11:9,642,94442,290
Bhutan
100%
11:824,9286,865
Switzerland
100%
11:8,213,49636,387
South Korea-11:5,544,42137,250
Cambodia-11:16,273,33074,610
Colombia-11:47,778,92695,497
Saudi Arabia-11:30,812,56527,537
Saint Lucia
100%
11:177,8158,104
French Polynesia-11:277,9023,605
Grenada
100%
11:108,1254,208
Philippines-11:106,009,477690,015
Papua New Guinea
100%
11:8,152,314202,620
Japan-11:127,986,05794,066
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513

Hew (12,035) may also be a surname.

Hew Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

HU. An English and, more particularly, Welsh m. ‘Christian’ from a Celtic word signifying ‘mind’:? therefore ‘brainy’.

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

Hew Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chew8631,806/
Hiew861,221/
Heuw86372/
Khew86131/
Hewe86122/
Heaw8636/
Heiw8622/
Heew8618/
Heww862/
Jhew862/
Hhew861/
Hewf861/
Hewz861/
Ew802,128/
Chiew7517,606/
Chewe753,246/
Khewe75325/
Cheaw75143/
Cheiw7549/
Cheew7535/
Cheuw7519/
Jheew7510/
Kheaw7510/
Ahiew759/
Heewt758/
Kheew755/
Aheew753/
Cheww753/
Heejw753/
Heshw753/
Kheiw752/
Jehew752/
Hjeew752/
Chhew752/
Heyws751/
Chewz751/
Hewch751/
Hewhe751/
Heawe751/
Jhejw751/
Heesw751/
Heews751/
Heiws751/
Hehwh751/
Heasw751/
Heywe751/
Ewe674,558/
Heb67584/
Euw67287/
Hev67160/
Eew67120/
Hjw67105/
Hiw6797/
Hef6784/
Eaw6774/
Iew6743/
Jhw6731/
Eiw6720/
Ewf6713/
Ehw678/
Yhw676/
Ihw676/
Evw675/
Eyw675/
Kheewh675/
Eww675/
Ejw674/
Hyw674/
Ewh673/
Jehewe673/
Cheywe672/
Kheehw671/
Heeeew671/
Cheehw671/
Cheewt671/
Cheeww671/
Chhiew671/
Cheewe671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hew