Hewton Surname

411,457th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 848 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Hewton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hewton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Australia2131:126,74013,853
Canada2131:172,98417,319
United States641:5,663,421279,165
England391:1,428,66862,556
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland351:126,5687,344
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:641,45731,575
Scotland121:311,9359,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Hewton (40) may also be a first name.

Hewton Last Name Facts

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

Hewton is carried by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hewton? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 411,457th most commonly held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 8,593,804 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 33 percent of Hewton live; 33 percent live in North America and 33 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Hewton is also the 1,614,485th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 40 people.

The surname is most numerous in Ghana, where it is borne by 277 people, or 1 in 97,548. Outside of Ghana it exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 25 percent are found and Canada, where 25 percent are found.

Hewton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hewton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hewton last name grew 237 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 103 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hewton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (49%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Hewton surname are 9.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.25% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hewton earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 55.92% more than the national average, earning $67,280 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.7% more than the national average, earning $53,508 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chewton924/
Ewton91698/
Heawtong861/
Howton832,096/
Hawton83737/
Hefton83286/
Jewton831/
Oewton831/
Iewton831/
Heawthong803/
Kheawthon801/
Hawthon774/
Khewtan771/
Howthon771/
Hephton771/
Hebtoun771/
Jiewton771/
Chefton770/
Heifton770/
Cheawthong751/
Owton7356/
Efton734/
Awton732/
Evton731/
Ewtan731/
Ebton730/
Kheawtan714/
Heewthan711/
Hawttoon710/
Hofton67182/
Hafton6751/
Jewtan6724/
Hebtan6723/
Havton676/
Eftoun674/
Gebton674/
Jiwton673/
Hifton673/
Hawtan672/
Jewtun671/
Heftan671/
Jefton671/
Afhton671/
Kheawtuin671/

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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 Hewton
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