Henwi Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Henwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Henwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Henwi (94) may also be a first name.

Henwi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Henwi occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Henwi? popularity and diffusion

Henwi is the 5,587,209th most common surname globally, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Henwi occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 58 percent of Henwi are found; 58 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 58 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 980,251st most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 94 people.

The surname is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 1,164,817. In Papua New Guinea Henwi is primarily found in: Southern Highlands, where 100 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Sweden, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chenwi911,430/
Hemnwi911/
Enwi896/
Chenwei83381/
Chenwie834/
Chenwai831/
Henvi8093/
Henwa8079/
Henbi8035/
Genwi8029/
Honwi8026/
Henwe8025/
Enwei8018/
Hanwi8014/
Ohnwi8011/
Eenwi8010/
Ienwi803/
Henwy802/
Henui801/
Esnwi801/
Chienwei771/
Chenwith771/
Chenhwai771/
Chinwi73283/
Chenui73258/
Hemnui73128/
Hanwei7357/
Chemwi7352/
Chenbi7343/
Chenwa7318/
Henvit7312/
Henway736/
Henweh735/
Jenwai733/
Henbai732/
Heinwa732/
Henuis732/
Honwai732/
Henvis732/
Heenui731/
Ienwei731/
Honwei731/
Ennwih731/
Chenwe731/
Henmbi731/
Yohnwi731/
Enwieh731/
Einwai731/
Hinwei731/
Enwich730/
Heenwe730/
Enwe67975/
Enwa67906/
Anwi67580/
Envi67508/
Onwi67403/
Einwich67176/
Chemwei67174/
Enbi67142/
Chenbai67141/
Chenhui6786/
Hengnui6761/
Chemwoi6735/
Heetnui6725/
Chemwai6718/
Enui6717/
Hennuit6711/
Inwi679/
Cheinwa677/
Chinwai675/
Chinwei675/
Chenbei675/
Enwy672/
Chenway672/
Heinevi672/
Chegnui672/
Haynewi671/
Heenway671/
Enehewi671/
Chenuie671/
Anehewi671/
Chehnui671/
Chenwea671/
Henouhi671/
Chinwie671/
Cheinwe671/
Ichenwe671/
Khinwai671/
Cheanbi671/
Chemnui671/
Emwi671/
Chenhwa671/
Chenwez671/
Henviss670/
Hemnway670/
Hennway670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Henwi
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