Herwa Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Herwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Herwa (38) may also be a first name.

Herwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Herwa is held by more people in Taiwan than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Herwa? popularity and diffusion

Herwa is the 6,063,924th most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Herwa are found; 40 percent are found in East Asia and 40 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 1,662,754th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 38 people.

The last name Herwa is most frequently held in Taiwan, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 5,861,186. In Taiwan Herwa is most common in: Chiayi County, where 100 percent live. Beside Taiwan this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 30 percent live and Belgium, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cherwa91538/
Kherwa9189/
Heerwa9157/
Herway9121/
Herwas912/
Erwa896,991/
Herwats8356/
Herwatt8317/
Chierwa8314/
Cherrwa831/
Cherwah831/
Herwadt831/
Herwath831/
Cherway831/
Kheerwa831/
Aheerwa831/
Cherwai831/
Cherwas831/
Hirwa8018,788/
Herba802,602/
Erway801,005/
Herva80526/
Erwau80378/
Herwy8069/
Herwi8046/
Aerwa8022/
Harwa8019/
Herua808/
Horwa806/
Herwe805/
Errwa802/
Erwah802/
Erwai802/
Earwa801/
Ierwa801/
Erwha801/
Erwaa801/
Chearwea774/
Cheerway771/
Chirwa73213,258/
Hervas7316,143/
Herbay73609/
Cherba73527/
Cherva73526/
Hairwa73419/
Hervai73294/
Kherua73278/
Herweh73203/
Hervay73177/
Herbai73167/
Cherua73132/
Harway73117/
Hervat7394/
Hervaz7387/
Hirway7384/
Herbaj7342/
Kherva7335/
Haerua7333/
Heruea7324/
Herbau7323/
Horway7322/
Ierwua7319/
Erwuah739/
Gerway738/
Cherwy738/
Erwast737/
Aerway736/
Heruas734/
Chjrwa734/
Errwad733/
Hervaá733/
Heerwi733/
Herbha732/
Cherwo732/
Herwos732/
Erwaat732/
Harwai732/
Hervah732/
Khirwa732/
Herwed731/
Herwod731/
Herbea731/
Eurwea731/
Harwaj731/
Aharwa731/
Harwau731/
Heruaz731/
Hierva731/
Heruay731/
Hervàa731/
Herwei731/
Herwey731/
Jerwah731/
Harwua731/
Kherwi731/
Herwiz730/
Earway730/
Orwa6710,549/
Arwa678,748/
Erba676,259/
Erva671,209/
Herhuay671,198/
Chervaz67469/
Irwa67360/
Erwi67310/
Chirwah67289/
Hervaud67288/
Erua67207/
Herwehe67179/
Erwe67152/
Aheirwe67143/
Chervat6790/
Hervais6782/
Hervaux6767/
Cherwoo6733/
Herveat6725/
Cheruah6724/
Khairwa6714/
Hervach6714/
Heerbai6712/
Chirzwa6711/
Hervath6710/
Herwest678/
Cheerva676/
Herwees676/
Cherbah676/
Chervas675/
Chirwua675/
Herzuah675/
Chirwaa674/
Cherwey672/
Erwy672/
Cherbay672/
Kheruah671/
Chairwa671/
Cheirva671/
Chherua671/
Harwaay671/
Hervaut671/
Hervìas671/
Erwo671/
Chervay671/
Hervaas671/
Chirhwa671/
Cherweu671/
Cherwid671/
Herwech670/

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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 Herwa
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