Hawo Surname

161,121st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,704 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Kenya

Hawo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hawo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,2881:75,7357,282
Kenya1,2211:37,8214,044
Papua New Guinea1121:72,8019,515
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Niger101:1,919,20237,248
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
England41:13,929,515290,718
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Hawo (166,959) may also be a first name.

Hawo Last Name Facts

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

Hawo (Arabic: حاوو, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻫﺎﻭ) is found in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hawo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 161,121st most common surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,695,098 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Hawo live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 48 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Hawo is also the 6,301st most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 166,959 people.

The surname Hawo is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 1,288 people, or 1 in 75,735. Without taking into account Ethiopia this last name is found in 18 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 45 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent live.

Hawo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Hawo last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Hawo earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 40.39% less than the national average, earning $25,721 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ahawo89543/
Hawoa89478/
Hawod89374/
Chawo89119/
Hawoi8948/
Khawo8933/
Hauwo8930/
Hawou8919/
Haiwo8917/
Hawoo894/
Hawoy894/
Haawo892/
Hajwo891/
Awo869,466/
Hawout80236/
Chawgo8073/
Hawoot8058/
Chawou8025/
Hajwos8025/
Hawoud8014/
Haywoo8014/
Haiwoi807/
Hauwou805/
Chaiwo803/
Chawoa802/
Chawoi801/
Hawoha801/
Hajwoś801/
Ahawou801/
Haewoo801/
Hawhoy800/
Hawwod800/
Hawa75187,740/
Awoh753,523/
Awoi751,307/
Ohwo751,302/
Habo751,137/
Awoa75692/
Auwo75540/
Awou75326/
Awoo75302/
Havo75223/
Awoy75215/
Aiwo75143/
Awho7574/
Howo7566/
Hewo7529/
Ehwo7522/
Aywo7514/
Aawo7511/
Awuo7511/
Awwo7510/
Ajwo758/
Awoj756/
Eawo753/
Ahwo753/
Heawood73177/
Haswood7379/
Chawoos7321/
Haywwod736/
Chawuop735/
Cheawoh734/
Haywoos732/
Haywoth732/
Hajwosz732/
Chaiwot732/
Chauwoo731/
Hawoith731/
Haywodd731/
Haiwood731/
Chawoot731/
Hawoods730/
Chaswod730/
Habou67111,580/
Hauwa6734,968/
Chowo672,310/
Chabo672,274/
Hasuo672,028/
Hawwa671,889/
Chawa671,807/
Hawah671,444/
Khawa67992/
Haiwa67834/
Ahwoi67777/
Hawaa67407/
Chavo67294/
Achwo67273/
Chaiwoot67207/
Havot67180/
Haywa67165/
Aiwoi67135/
Haibo67102/
Hawua6788/
Havoj6778/
Haboy6743/
Haawa6738/
Haabo6738/
Haubo6726/
Aiwoy6723/
Ahawa6722/
Haboň6720/
Gohwo6719/
Haybo6717/
Jaawo6716/
Hajwa6713/
Haboi6713/
Havoi6712/
Hewou6712/
Hahwa6712/
Gahwo6711/
Ahwot6710/
Hohwo679/
Jawwo679/
Haivo678/
Ahuwo678/
Awouh678/
Heawa678/
Chaiwood678/
Khavo677/
Haboo677/
Aiwou677/
Haywoods676/
Hayswood676/
Auswo676/
Howou676/
Auwop675/
Havos675/
Haboh675/
Aiwoh675/
Havoy674/
Hatvo674/
Awuoa674/
Awoit674/
Awhos673/
Havoh673/
Awooh673/
Ahaywood672/
Hoywo672/
Jajwo672/
Havoa672/
Haevo672/
Awoch672/
Auwgo672/
Ohwod672/
Hawaï672/
Oshwo672/
Awuho672/
Havoo671/
Haweu671/
Easwo671/
Haboj671/
Aiwop671/
Howho671/
Awhop671/
Ohwho671/
Eawoa671/
Ohwoh671/
Jahwo671/
Howgo671/
Howoa671/
Howoh671/
Hauvo671/
Havoz671/
Havoš671/
Hayuo671/
Hawouhou671/
Heabo671/
Hasvo671/
Habuo671/
Ehwou671/
Aswos671/
Awooz671/
Awoup671/
Awuoh671/
Aïwou671/
Auwoh671/
Auwou671/
Aywoi671/
Ehwoi671/
Chaiwoit671/
Chaiwout671/
Hewoi671/
Hewho671/
Haîwa671/
Haïwa671/
Havod670/
Hawha670/
Howop670/
Awods670/

Hawo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hawo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻫﺎﻭhaw40
ﺣﻮﻭhww12
ﻫﺎﻭﻭhaww12
ﻫﺎﻭﺍhawa12
ﻫﻮﺍhwa8
ﻫﺎﻭﻯhawy4
ﺣﻮﺍﺀhwa4
ﻫﻮﻯhwy4
ﺣﻮﻯhwy4
Hawo in the Arabic language
حاووhaww-

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