Hettihewa Surname

225,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,803 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Hettihewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hettihewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka1,7541:11,8631,698
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
England111:5,065,278148,650
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Hettihewa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hettihewa is borne by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hettihewa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 225,409th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 4,041,900 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Hettihewa reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The last name is most frequently used in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 1,754 people, or 1 in 11,863. Beside Sri Lanka it occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Hettihewa Last Name Statistics demography

Hettihewa earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.46% less than the national average, earning $33,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Etiewa808/
Attiewa752/
Khetieva7113/
Chetieva711/
Chetiewe711/
Hatihewe711/
Hedihe6786/
Hetaha6711/
Etieva679/
Etieba674/
Hitiha673/
Etiewe671/
Etiewo671/
Hatiha671/

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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 Hettihewa
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