Hawye Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Hawye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hawye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania41:1,023,71625,172
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Hawye Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Hawye? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hawye is the 8,193,072nd most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Hawye is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Hawye reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in Mauritania, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 1,023,716. In Mauritania it is most numerous in: Assaba Region, where 25 percent are found, Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 25 percent are found and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 25 percent are found. Not including Mauritania Hawye occurs in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hawyes91204/
Hawyer9120/
Haweye914/
Khawye912/
Chawye911/
Awye894/
Chaweye83656/
Khaweye831/
Aweye80324/
Hawie80131/
Awyie8020/
Habye8014/
Hawée8010/
Hawje801/
Haweé801/
Hawge800/
Howye800/
Cheawyee773/
Chawaaye771/
Chaaweye771/
Awaiye73184/
Havyer7361/
Haweya7327/
Haubye7316/
Gaweye7315/
Chawie7312/
Haywie734/
Aweyed732/
Haybie732/
Awuyie732/
Chawge732/
Awuyye731/
Aweiye731/
Haweej731/
Aweyes731/
Hayuee731/
Aweyet731/
Hawiey731/
Hawies731/
Awuiye731/
Jawyeh731/
Haweji731/
Haweia731/
Haweey731/
Aweeye731/
Howeye730/
Howyer730/
Abye672,633/
Awie67268/
Chaubye6748/
Habuiye6721/
Chaweya6716/
Obahaye6710/
Awje676/
Hawajie676/
Howeyhe674/
Avye673/
Chawier672/
Hawijie671/
Chowyer671/
Chaweji671/
Jhabhye671/
Habeiye671/
Aweyess671/
Chaweey671/
Abahaye671/
Awjy671/
Awyj671/
Chawiee671/
Hauwier670/

Hawye Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hawye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺣﻮﻳﻪhwyh57.14
ﺣﻮﻱhwy42.86

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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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  • 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 Hawye
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