Hawaya Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Hawaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Hawaya (118) may also be a first name.
Hawaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hawaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hawaya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻫﻮﺍﻱ, Marathi: हवैया) is found in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hawaya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,665,662nd most numerous surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 79 percent of Hawaya live; 31 percent live in East Africa and 31 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 859,937th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 118 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 10,215,084. Not including Egypt this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 24 percent reside and Niger, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hawaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hawaya in the Marathi language | ||
| हवैया | havaiya | - |
| Hawaya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻫﻮﺍﻱ | hway | 50 |
| ﺣﻮﻳﻪ | hwyh | 50 |
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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 Hawaya
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