Hewkins Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Wales
Highest density in:
Wales

Hewkins Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hewkins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales311:99,8247,946
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
England191:2,932,529101,561
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Hewkins Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hewkins is found in Wales more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Hewkins.

How Common Is The Last Name Hewkins? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,894,523rd most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. The surname Hewkins occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Hewkins live; 64 percent live in Northern Europe and 64 percent live in British Isles.

Hewkins is most frequent in Wales, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 99,824. In Wales Hewkins is mostly concentrated in: Torfaen County Borough, where 84 percent are found and City and County of Newport, where 16 percent are found. Barring Wales Hewkins is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 24 percent are found and England, where 20 percent are found.

Hewkins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hewkins has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Hewkins last name rose 633 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hewkins Last Name Statistics demography

Hewkins earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 130.11% more than the national average, earning R 546,840 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hawkins86253,128/
Howkins861,735/
Jewkins869/
Ahwkins861/
Eawkins861/
Hefkins860/
Hawkinns806/
Haawkins806/
Hawkinss804/
Hawckins803/
Hawwkins803/
Ahawkins802/
Hhawkins801/
Heefkins800/
Hawkkins800/
Hawkiens800/
Hawkns7710/
Awkins776/
Ebkins771/
Efkins771/
D'Hawkins751/
Hawkinnns750/
Hawkens7188/
Hofkins7143/
Hawkyns7112/
Hafkins717/
Hawkinz716/
Ajwkins714/
Howkens711/
Awkinsh711/
Jebkins711/
Hifkins710/
Gefkins710/
Hoefkens67650/
Jeffkins6787/
Heufkens6762/
Haefkens6759/
Hoffkins6745/
Hophkins672/

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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 Hewkins
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