Hewy Surname
Approximately 133 people bear this surname
Hewy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Mauritania | 6 | 1:682,477 | 21,744 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 34 | 1:1,477,020 | 79,266 |
Hewy (26) may also be a first name.
Hewy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hewy Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hewy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻮﻱ) is found most frequently in Egypt. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Hewy click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hewy? popularity and diffusion
The surname Hewy is the 1,551,568th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Hewy reside; 92 percent reside in North Africa and 92 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 26 people.
The last name Hewy is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is borne by 122 people, or 1 in 753,572. Besides Egypt it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.
Hewy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Hewy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hewy last name decreased 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hewey | 89 | 788 | / |
| Heiwy | 89 | 52 | / |
| Chewy | 89 | 31 | / |
| Heway | 89 | 2 | / |
| Hoewy | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hewuy | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hewyh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hewyt | 89 | 0 | / |
| Ewy | 86 | 755 | / |
| Chewey | 80 | 129 | / |
| Cheway | 80 | 29 | / |
| Hewehy | 80 | 12 | / |
| Heywhy | 80 | 7 | / |
| Heaway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Heiway | 80 | 0 | / |
| Hewa | 75 | 8,162 | / |
| Eway | 75 | 1,397 | / |
| Hewe | 75 | 669 | / |
| Hawy | 75 | 343 | / |
| Eswy | 75 | 183 | / |
| Heby | 75 | 179 | / |
| Ewey | 75 | 167 | / |
| Hiwy | 75 | 151 | / |
| Hewi | 75 | 74 | / |
| Hevy | 75 | 41 | / |
| Ewoy | 75 | 34 | / |
| Howy | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ewuy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ewiy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aewy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eawy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oewy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eiwy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ejwy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ewyo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ewyp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ewyt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ewyz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cheaway | 73 | 33 | / |
| Hejwycz | 73 | 4 | / |
| Cheswey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cheeway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hehsway | 73 | 0 | / |
| Chewe | 67 | 43,331 | / |
| Hovey | 67 | 8,816 | / |
| Howey | 67 | 5,026 | / |
| Havey | 67 | 2,097 | / |
| Howay | 67 | 1,736 | / |
| Hevey | 67 | 1,476 | / |
| Heybe | 67 | 1,056 | / |
| Chewa | 67 | 651 | / |
| Chevy | 67 | 602 | / |
| Haway | 67 | 336 | / |
| Heiby | 67 | 310 | / |
| Heavy | 67 | 308 | / |
| Heiwa | 67 | 298 | / |
| Hawey | 67 | 288 | / |
| Eways | 67 | 266 | / |
| Hewie | 67 | 183 | / |
| Hebey | 67 | 93 | / |
| Hewei | 67 | 81 | / |
| Hibey | 67 | 55 | / |
| Hebay | 67 | 49 | / |
| Hohwy | 67 | 43 | / |
| Heawe | 67 | 41 | / |
| Hebyi | 67 | 33 | / |
| Hoewe | 67 | 29 | / |
| Heiwe | 67 | 22 | / |
| Hiway | 67 | 21 | / |
| Chewi | 67 | 17 | / |
| Hiwoy | 67 | 16 | / |
| Haewe | 67 | 15 | / |
| Chiwy | 67 | 15 | / |
| Hewai | 67 | 14 | / |
| Hivey | 67 | 13 | / |
| Cheby | 67 | 13 | / |
| Easwy | 67 | 9 | / |
| Heyue | 67 | 8 | / |
| Heawa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hawiy | 67 | 7 | / |
| Heivy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hiwyy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hawoy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ahawy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hoevy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khewe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hewwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kheawyoy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ebhey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eewey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khewi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hawyi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hiwey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Heviy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Heybi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hesvy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heaby | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heuwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hewih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hewip | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heyby | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heywa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehbey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eswyd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eweyt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahuey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hevay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eaway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jewyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eywoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awhey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hewui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hevoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hewee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heishway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Euway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avhey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heyvi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehuey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewyhz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haawy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hewoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hevyt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hewaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hewid | 67 | 0 | / |
Hewy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hewy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺣﻮﻱ | hwy | 80 |
| ﻫﻮﻱ | hwy | 20 |
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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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- 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 Hewy
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