Hedwa Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Palestine
Highest density in:
Palestine

Hedwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hedwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Palestine131:349,91111,386
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Hedwa (549) may also be a first name.

Hedwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hedwa occurs more in Palestine more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hedwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,772,636th most widely held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Hedwa live; 94 percent live in West Asia and 82 percent live in Levant. Hedwa is also the 359,531st most common first name internationally, borne by 549 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Palestine, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 349,911. In Palestine it is mostly found in: Bethlehem Governorate, where 100 percent are found. Barring Palestine it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Yemen, where 12 percent are found and Iraq, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hedwat9126/
Hedwah911/
Edwa89176/
Headway838/
Hedwaya831/
Chedwah831/
Khedwai831/
Hedba801,206/
Hadwa8084/
Edway8022/
Aedwa8022/
Hedwi8019/
Hedva8015/
Hedwe804/
Eidwa803/
Edwah802/
Hedua802/
Hetwa801/
Edhwa801/
Heideway770/
Hedvat73140/
Hadway7390/
Khetwa7358/
Chetwa7325/
Hadwah7316/
Chidwa7310/
Edwaya734/
Hidwah734/
Edwach732/
Hadwai732/
Hidway732/
Chedua732/
Heduat731/
Edwapp731/
Edwadz731/
Edwats731/
Eidway731/
Hestwa731/
Chedba731/
Edwais731/
Edwhad731/
Eidwad731/
Jedhwa731/
Edwaud731/
Hedwod731/
Khedwe731/
Gedway730/
Oedway730/
Hodway730/
Edwy672,720/
Adwa671,653/
Edua67422/
Khethwa67303/
Odwa67222/
Edwi67207/
Edwe6780/
Chedvah6777/
Idwa6770/
Etwa6737/
Edva6732/
Edba6725/
Edwatds677/
Jdwa674/
Haddway673/
Jhethwa672/
Edwasds672/
Chetwai672/
Cheetwa672/
Headwot671/
Edwo671/
Heetwat671/
Chidwat671/
Headbai671/
Edweads671/
Hethway671/
Khedvah671/
Hadhwai671/
Edwadds671/
Idehewa671/
Khetwaj671/
Khidwai671/
Hedwith670/
Heatwah670/

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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 Hedwa
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