Hewa Surname
Approximately 8,162 people bear this surname
Hewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 6,359 | 1:3,272 | 461 |
| Tanzania | 554 | 1:95,562 | 9,509 |
| Papua New Guinea | 380 | 1:21,457 | 2,288 |
| Cameroon | 165 | 1:125,873 | 14,288 |
| Iraq | 136 | 1:257,512 | 5,426 |
| United Arab Emirates | 79 | 1:115,978 | 9,837 |
| United States | 72 | 1:5,034,152 | 256,679 |
| Australia | 67 | 1:402,921 | 32,505 |
| Indonesia | 50 | 1:2,644,984 | 153,918 |
| Poland | 45 | 1:844,639 | 65,213 |
| Qatar | 41 | 1:57,512 | 5,907 |
| England | 32 | 1:1,741,189 | 71,393 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Canada | 27 | 1:1,364,652 | 95,501 |
| Italy | 13 | 1:4,704,361 | 107,811 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Pakistan | 11 | 1:16,240,353 | 64,496 |
| Oman | 11 | 1:335,270 | 4,992 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
Hewa (5,053) may also be a first name.
Hewa Demographics
Average Hewa Salary in
United States
$49,500 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Hewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hewa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻮﺍﺀ, Oriya: େହୱା) occurs more in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hewa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 61,591st most commonly held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 892,863 people. The surname Hewa is mostly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Hewa are found; 78 percent are found in South Asia and 78 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Hewa is also the 95,593rd most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 5,053 people.
It is most frequent in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 6,359 people, or 1 in 3,272. Besides Sri Lanka this surname occurs in 50 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 7 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent are found.
Hewa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Hewa last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.
The amount Hewa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 88.58% less than the national average, earning €3,428 per year; in United States they earn 14.72% more than the national average, earning $49,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.56% less than the national average, earning $45,430 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hewa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hewa in the Oriya language | ||
| େହୱା | ehawa | 75 |
| େହମ | ehama | 25 |
| Hewa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺣﻮﺍﺀ | hwa | 54.55 |
| ﺣﻮﻯ | hwy | 22.73 |
| ﺣﻮﺍ | hwa | 9.09 |
| ﺣﻮﻩ | hwh | 4.55 |
| ﻫﻮﻯ | hwy | 4.55 |
| ﺍﻭﺍﻩ | awah | 4.55 |
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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 Hewa
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