Hawya Surname

423,328th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 818 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Hawya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hawya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh8111:196,4946,734
Mauritania51:818,97323,459
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Hawya (2,134) may also be a first name.

Hawya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hawya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻮﻳﻪ) is found most in Bangladesh. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Hawya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hawya? popularity and diffusion

Hawya is the 423,328th most frequently used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 8,908,980 people. The surname Hawya is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Hawya reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 162,595th most numerous first name globally, held by 2,134 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Bangladesh, where it is held by 811 people, or 1 in 196,494. Other than Bangladesh it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 1 percent are found and Egypt, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Haweya9127/
Hawyah9117/
Hawyat913/
Awya8918/
Chaweya8316/
Khaweya839/
Kheawya836/
Howya80631/
Aweya80322/
Hawia80194/
Habya809/
Havya804/
Awyah803/
Hawja803/
Ahwya801/
Auwya801/
Awyaj801/
Chahweya771/
Hawija731,032/
Khawja73617/
Hawiah73187/
Chavya7354/
Chawia7334/
Awaiya7318/
Aweyat7316/
Gaweya738/
Howeya738/
Khavya738/
Hawjad736/
Haweyo736/
Chabya735/
Awyass734/
Khawia734/
Aweyia733/
Chawea733/
Habyay733/
Haybia732/
Haweah731/
Hawiha731/
Awuyea731/
Aweyah731/
Aweyai731/
Haweia731/
Ohweya731/
Jhawia731/
Awyaah731/
Aswyat731/
Hawyod730/
Abya67899/
Awia67697/
Chawyos6734/
Avya6719/
Havyatt6719/
Hewaiya6717/
Awja6712/
Awyo6710/
Owya677/
Khawjai676/
Cheawea676/
Chawyot676/
Jawayia675/
Awaiyah674/
Chowyas674/
Chavyaa674/
Ewya673/
Abhaiya673/
Ashwyat672/
Obhaiya672/
Habaiya672/
Chowyat671/
Habyayi671/
Khawwja671/
Khawija671/
Chowhya671/
Chawiha671/
Awayeah671/
Gaweyah671/
Chhabya671/
Khawyoo671/
Hawiacz671/
Hawaija671/

Hawya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hawya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺣﻮﻳﻪhwyh70
ﺣﻮﻳﺔhwyt20
ﺣﻮﻱhwy10

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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
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  • 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 Hawya
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