Hewis Surname

1,038,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Hewis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hewis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1721:323,94224,037
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England811:300,93020,318
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Hewis (32) may also be a first name.

Hewis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hewis is most common in England. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hewis? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,038,570th most common surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 30,113,826 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Hewis are found; 72 percent are found in Northern Europe and 72 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 1,840,253rd most prevalent given name world-wide It is held by 32 people.

The last name is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 172 people, or 1 in 323,942. In England Hewis is most numerous in: Lincolnshire, where 62 percent live, Devon, where 6 percent live and Greater London, where 6 percent live. Outside of England Hewis exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Hewis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hewis has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Hewis last name increased 212 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it contracted 7 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hewis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hewis last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hewis earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 7.13% less than the national average, earning $40,071 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.96% more than the national average, earning $61,092 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hewish91589/
Ewis895,041/
Hewisch832/
Hoewish831/
Hewaish831/
Ewais805,513/
Hewes803,550/
Eweis801,418/
Ewies801,372/
Ewiss801,007/
Howis80373/
Hawis80213/
Ewise80124/
Hevis8035/
Hebis8017/
Ewish808/
Ewisd804/
Iewis802/
Oewis801/
Ewuis801/
Ewwis801/
Hewys800/
Eewis800/
Hoewisch7791/
Chevis731,084/
Eweiss73594/
Hebish73575/
Chiwis73161/
Hebisz73157/
Ewiess73157/
Hebeis7393/
Oewies7371/
Heibes7342/
Heuwes7334/
Ahwish7330/
Howeis7312/
Ewaiss7311/
Howiss738/
Howish738/
Chebis737/
Hewesh734/
Howies733/
Hewaij733/
Hawish732/
Heveis732/
Ahwais732/
Haweis731/
Heavis731/
Ewisch731/
Gewais731/
Howisz731/
Ibheis731/
Haveis731/
Ewhies731/
Eweise731/
Hawies731/
Khewes731/
Hewich730/
Hevist730/
Heives730/
Chewes730/
Jewais730/
Hewess730/
Hewets730/
Hevise730/
Awis671,686/
Owis671,600/
Evis671,246/
Ewes671,210/
Hebeish67808/
Ebis67514/
Hebisch67423/
Chevais67276/
Hebaish67216/
Ewic67167/
Cheavis6717/
Cheives6715/
Cheevis6715/
Ewiß6715/
Iwis6714/
Höwisch6710/
Hejwicz679/
Hebeiss678/
Chevies677/
Eweisse677/
Ywis676/
Hewetts672/
Ewix672/
Heibesh672/
Cheibes671/
Cheveis671/
Chevish671/
Hehewes671/
Ewij671/
Ewys671/
Ahawish671/
Chebish671/
Chehuis671/
Ahahwis671/
Ewiz671/
Jwis671/
Howaiss671/
Cheviss670/
Chievis670/
Hewesch670/
Heiwich670/
Hiveish670/
Heweitz670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Hewis
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