Hewage Surname

17,352nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,946 people bear this surname

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

Hewage Surname User-submission:

The Hewage surname means 'soldier served to the king'. Hewa means 'soldier'.

Hewage Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka31,0631:67076
Qatar2151:10,9671,206
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Australia1361:198,49819,506
United Arab Emirates1161:78,9857,143
England711:784,76142,668
United States551:6,590,162310,708
Canada451:818,79163,991
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Singapore131:423,66918,211
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Oman41:921,9937,313
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
France31:22,140,907385,998
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
China21:683,660,78330,601
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Brunei11:418,7313,893
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Maldives11:404,1727,269
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Hewage (1,166) may also be a first name.

Hewage Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Hewage surname means 'soldier served to the king'. Hewa means 'soldier'.

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Hewage Last Name Facts

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

Hewage occurs most in Sri Lanka. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hewage? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hewage is the 17,352nd most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 228,121 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Hewage reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Hewage is also the 232,644th most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 1,166 people.

The last name is most frequent in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 31,063 people, or 1 in 670. Outside of Sri Lanka this surname occurs in 37 countries. It also occurs in Qatar, where 1 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 0 percent live.

Hewage Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hewage last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hewage earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 47.01% more than the national average, earning $63,433 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.84% more than the national average, earning $59,045 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Hewager921/
Ewage912/
Hewayage861/
Hewainge861/
Ewague835/
Hewege834/
Hevage833/
Iewage832/
Hewaga831/
Hewige831/
Hawaage7732/
Ewanghe7711/
Ahwagey777/
Hawaige774/
Chevage771/
Ewege73111/
Awage73104/
Owage7377/
Ebage7338/
Ewaga7310/
Ewaje735/
Iwage734/
Ewase733/
Ewaze733/
Ewoge731/
Evage731/
Ewaguess7113/
Chiwange718/
Chebaige711/
Hewasi67498/
Hiwase67381/
Ewonge67194/
Havage67142/
Evange6750/
Evaige6728/
Ewaghi6721/
Ihwagi6714/
Ewaeze6712/
Ahuage676/
Hewazy676/
Jwagey676/
Ahwagy675/
Hevaga675/
Ovhage675/
Eabage675/
Evhage674/
Hevase674/
Ewazie674/
Hovage674/
Hebaze673/
Iwagea672/
Aiwage672/
Ewadje672/
Ebagge672/
Hiwaga672/
Hibage672/
Ihwaga672/
Ahwege671/
Owhege671/
Ohuege671/
Ewahce671/
Aawage671/
Gebage671/
Evages671/
Hawagi671/
Jevage671/
Hevaje671/
Hewaji671/
Evagee671/
Awagey671/
Awaige671/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hewage
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