Hewey Surname
Approximately 788 people bear this surname
Hewey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 464 | 1:781,161 | 60,501 |
| Canada | 250 | 1:147,382 | 15,086 |
| England | 24 | 1:2,321,586 | 86,519 |
| Philippines | 21 | 1:4,820,868 | 168,058 |
| Bermuda | 15 | 1:4,352 | 690 |
| Jamaica | 8 | 1:358,743 | 8,527 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 43 | 1:566,869 | 29,432 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 322 | 1:155,959 | 14,357 |
Hewey (83) may also be a first name.
Hewey Demographics
Hewey Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Hewey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hewey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hewey is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hewey? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 435,773rd most prevalent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,248,155 people. The last name Hewey is mostly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Hewey live; 93 percent live in North America and 92 percent live in Anglo-North America. Hewey is also the 1,052,971st most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 83 people.
It is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 464 people, or 1 in 781,161. In The United States it is mostly found in: Maine, where 17 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 13 percent reside and California, where 13 percent reside. Excluding The United States it occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 32 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.
Hewey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Hewey has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 144 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 44 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hewey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Hewey last name are 8.64% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.87% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Hewey earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 11.08% more than the national average, earning $47,932 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.22% less than the national average, earning $38,642 CAD per year.
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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 Hewey
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