Hewat Surname

286,143rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,343 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Scotland

Hewat Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Hugh'; Middle English Hugh, How, and Hew, diminutive Hughet and Hewet: v. Hew; compare Howett, Howitt, and Howetson.

Robert Hughet, 1313. Writs of Parliament.

Gilbert Huet, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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Hewat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia7281:37,0824,870
Scotland1701:31,4933,187
United States1261:2,876,658169,773
Canada1061:347,60031,502
England931:599,11935,891
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Indonesia261:5,086,507239,866
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Ireland141:336,35312,021
India131:59,005,029552,550
France111:6,038,429280,838
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
China21:683,660,78330,601
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland911:41,1343,094
England371:658,79432,071
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Hewat (64) may also be a first name.

Hewat Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Hugh'; Middle English Hugh, How, and Hew, diminutive Hughet and Hewet: v. Hew; compare Howett, Howitt, and Howetson.

Robert Hughet, 1313. Writs of Parliament.

Gilbert Huet, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Agnes Huet-wyf, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Ricardus Huetson, 1379: ibid.

Willelmus Howetson, 1379: ibid.

John Hewette. Rolls of Parliament.

John Huetson, Yorkshire: Historia Dunelmensis (Surtees Society).

William Heuetson, Yorkshire: Priory of Finchale (Surtees Society).

Elizabeth Hewetson, temp. Elizabeth: Calendar of Proceedings in Chancery, temp. Elizabeth I.

1520-1. Thomas Hughet and Margaret Harford: Marriage Lic. (London).

'John Hewit, alias Huet, of Newcastle, goldsmith, by his Will, dated Sept. 9, 1738, bequeathed,' Sr.: Brand's History of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

From Hew, which see, the Scots form of Hugh + the French diminutive suffix -et. Alisoune Hewat is in Coekburnspath, 1662, and five more of the name in the vicinity (Lauder). The French form Huet was introduced into Britain and is found in ME. deeds. Meg Huet appears in Aberdeen, 1408 (CWA., p. 316).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Hewat Last Name Facts

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

Hewat (Marathi: हेवट) is found in Australia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hewat? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hewat is the 286,143rd most widespread surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 5,426,319 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 55 percent of Hewat are found; 55 percent are found in Australasia and 55 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 1,223,525th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 64 people.

The last name is most widespread in Australia, where it is borne by 728 people, or 1 in 37,082. In Australia Hewat is primarily concentrated in: Victoria, where 62 percent are found, New South Wales, where 29 percent are found and Queensland, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Australia it occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Hewat Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hewat has changed through the years. In Scotland the share of the population with the surname grew 187 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 788 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 251 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 233 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hewat Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Presbyterian (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Hewat last name are 29.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.47% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hewat earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 59.31% more than the national average, earning R 378,576 per year; in United States they earn 4.28% more than the national average, earning $44,997 USD per year and in Canada they earn 57.63% more than the national average, earning $78,315 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khewat915,550/
Hewatt91557/
Hewait91246/
Chewat917/
Hewate912/
Hewath912/
Hiewat911/
Ewat8977/
Hewatch836/
Cheewat833/
Chewate832/
Khewate831/
Hoewatt831/
Cheuwat831/
Khewaut831/
Howat803,015/
Hawat801,895/
Hiwat80393/
Hewad80363/
Ahwat80256/
Hebat80229/
Hewot8086/
Hevat8050/
Ewaat8022/
Ewait806/
Ewate806/
Eewat806/
Ewatt804/
Eiwat802/
Ehwat802/
Ohwat801/
Euwat801/
Hywat801/
Ewadt801/
Chehwate771/
Cheewats771/
Howatt731,901/
Heybat731,679/
Chebat73467/
Chevat73224/
Hawatt73195/
Chiwat73151/
Khiwat73108/
Hehuat7381/
Howath7350/
Ewatte7333/
Heibat7322/
Hawath7320/
Hawwat7319/
Khevat7314/
Howadt7314/
Heywot7312/
Heweit739/
Hiwate735/
Hebatt734/
Howait734/
Heewad734/
Hebeat733/
Jeewat733/
Heebat733/
Howatd732/
Hawaat732/
Heabat732/
Khewad731/
Hoevat731/
Hevate731/
Gewait731/
Hebaut731/
Heivat731/
Eswate731/
Heiwot731/
Ewathe731/
Ahwait731/
Ahwatt731/
Eeswat731/
Hewoth730/
Hewott730/
Haweat730/
Cheawwate711/
Kheewaath711/
Awat676,907/
Chaiwat672,966/
Owat67879/
Ebat67568/
Iwat67563/
Ewad67345/
Chebaut67160/
Jwat67122/
Chevate67117/
Ewot6754/
Heibatt6746/
Evat6727/
Chiwate6726/
Ishwait6722/
Ahwaith6716/
Chevaut6715/
Chiowat679/
Chebatt678/
Haywatd676/
Khevate674/
Chiwaat674/
Ywat674/
Heywote674/
Khevath673/
Heybatt672/
Hoevath672/
Kheavat671/
Heswodt671/
Hebeath671/
Ishwate671/
Howwatt671/
Hewgott671/
Heywaid671/
Hajwate671/
Ahaawat671/
Chebaàt671/
Heshvat671/
O'Wheat671/
Heiwote671/
Chebait671/
Howaith670/
Hiwaite670/
Hoywadt670/
Haywadt670/
Cheuvat670/
Heweitt670/
Heweitz670/

Hewat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hewat in the Marathi language
हेवटhevata-

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