Halwo Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Halwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Halwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Halwo (12,280) may also be a first name.

Halwo Last Name Facts

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

Halwo is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Halwo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Halwo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,274,477th most numerous surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname Halwo occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 58 percent of Halwo are found; 58 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 58 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Halwo is also the 53,316th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 12,280 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 388,272. In Papua New Guinea Halwo is most common in: Southern Highlands, where 100 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Somalia, where 25 percent live and Kenya, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chalwo911/
Alwo8964/
Halwood8395/
Halwa802,313/
Halbo8063/
Halvo8030/
Alwou8011/
Haluo809/
Alwoo803/
Alwoi802/
Alwgo801/
Alwoh801/
Allwo801/
Hailwood77750/
Hallwood77621/
Chalwoot771/
Chalwood770/
Haylwood770/
Halwah738,219/
Chalwa73206/
Hailwa7364/
Halwaß7352/
Haluot7347/
Halvoň7343/
Khalwa7322/
Halwaz7321/
Haalwa7315/
Halvos739/
Chalvo737/
Halwaa737/
Chaluo736/
Alwosh733/
Halbou732/
Allwoh731/
Alwoud731/
Halboo731/
Hailuo731/
Atelwo731/
Cholwo731/
Helwou731/
Allwod730/
Hacelwood711/
Hallwoods711/
Albo6712,350/
Alwa678,973/
Alvo67999/
Aluo67668/
Olwo67636/
Hallwas67217/
Hallwaß67118/
Chalwad6775/
Chalvou6727/
Halvooz6723/
Elwo6714/
Halwass6710/
Aylwood677/
Houlwoi677/
Allwodd677/
Chaalwa675/
Halyuho674/
Chalwat674/
Halwahs673/
Hasselwood672/
Gallwoy672/
Hallwaa671/
Holwoop671/
Alwwood671/
Haluhot671/
Haluhoy671/
Halvosh671/
Halouha671/
Alwotch671/
Heaselwood670/
Halwach670/
Halwadt670/
Aulwood670/
Hasellwood670/

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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
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  • 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 Halwo
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