Hewitts Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Hewitts Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hewitts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Hewitts Last Name Facts

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

Hewitts is found most in Canada. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Hewitts click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hewitts? popularity and diffusion

Hewitts is the 6,063,924th most widespread family name globally, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Hewitts is mostly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Hewitts live; 80 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently held in Canada, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 9,211,398. In Canada it is most numerous in: Ontario, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Canada it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 40 percent live and England, where 10 percent live.

Hewitts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hewitts has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hewitts last name contracted 43 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 93 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hewitt's931/
Hewits922/
Hewetts862/
Howitts860/
Ewits830/
Hewaites800/
Evitts771,734/
Hewitz773/
Hewets770/
Hebits770/
Geywits7113/
Jevitts715/
Chewitz711/
Heweitz710/
Hewitze710/
Hibitts710/
Gewitsch6764/
Evits674/
Jewitsch671/
Cheviths671/
Ewets671/
Ewhaites670/
Ewitz670/
Chiwiots670/

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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 Hewitts
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