Where Does The Last Name Hewy Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Hewy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻮﻱ) occurs in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Hewy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hewy? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 1,551,568^th most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 54,793,578 people. The surname Hewy occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Hewy are found; 92 percent are found in North Africa and 92 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 2,084,397^th most common first name world-wide, held by 26 people.

This last name is most frequent in Egypt, where it is carried by 122 people, or 1 in 753,572. Outside of Egypt this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Hewy Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Hewy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hewy surname fell 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.