Hawew Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Hawew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hawew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Hawew Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hawew (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻮﻭ) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hawew? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Hawew reside; 25 percent reside in Central Africa and 25 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon Hawew is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent live. Besides Cameroon this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Libya, where 25 percent live and Mauritania, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Haswew910/
Awew891/
Chawewe8320/
Haiwe801,457/
Awewe80188/
Hauwe80104/
Heawe8041/
Ehawe8013/
Aweew809/
Jawew804/
Hayew803/
Awhew803/
Haywe802/
Aweyw801/
Hewew801/
Aawew801/
Aweiw801/
Awesw801/
Khaiweaw771/
Ahawehwe771/
Khauwe7352/
Aweejw7333/
Hayawe7327/
Hayuwe7315/
Chauwe7314/
Chaiwe739/
Aiwewe737/
Hayhew737/
Aweawe737/
Hajiew734/
Hajeew733/
Havewe732/
Hasuew732/
Habhew731/
Awuewe731/
Chaywe731/
Haviwe731/
Hiyawe731/
Khaywe731/
Hejawe731/
Hawief731/
Haweef731/
Hoyawe731/
Aweiwe731/
Ayew671,938/
Auwe671,810/
Hauw671,473/
D'Hauwe67265/
Aiwe67237/
Chiyawe6766/
Awev6748/
Ajew6736/
Eawe6734/
Ahwehwe6729/
Ajwe6719/
Hajw6717/
Awhewhe6711/
Ewew679/
Hijjawe678/
Ahaaiwe678/
Heaw677/
Owew673/
Hayw673/
Haiw673/
Awef672/
Auew672/
Houwewe672/
Ahawiwe671/
Awiw671/
Ohwehwe671/
Ajww671/
Ayww671/
Awaheew671/
Awjw671/
Chaiwwt671/
Chauewe671/
Aiew671/
Hayhowe671/
Chaiiwe671/
Chavewz671/
Aywe671/
Ehaw671/

Hawew Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hawew in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺣﻮﻭhww-

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