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

Hawew (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻮﻭ) has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hawew? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most frequent surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Hawew is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Hawew are found; 25 percent are found in Central Africa and 25 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent reside. Other than Cameroon this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Libya, where 25 percent reside and Mauritania, where 25 percent reside.

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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