Hewshaw Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Hewshaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hewshaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:9,286,343223,652
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Hewshaw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hewshaw is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hewshaw? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hewshaw is the 5,587,209th most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Hewshaw live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in British Isles.

Hewshaw is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 9,286,343. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Surrey, where 67 percent live and Wiltshire, where 33 percent live. Barring England this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 25 percent live.

Hewshaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hewshaw has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Hewshaw surname expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heshaw927/
Heushaw8610/
Hawshaw867/
Heashaw861/
Eawshaw860/
Hoshaw77545/
Hishaw77164/
Hushaw77107/
Hyshaw77105/
Hashaw7792/
Eawsaw771/
Hishaaw711/
Houshaw711/
Hayshaw711/
Haushaw711/
Hohshaw710/
Huishaw710/
Howshow710/
Hawshow710/
Highshaw6777/
Hui Shaw674/
Hashiw623/
Hoshow622/
Hashow620/
Hushow620/
Hatchaw570/
Hughshow530/

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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 Hewshaw
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