Hifewa Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Namibia

Hifewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Hifewa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Namibia41:602,35012,421

Hifewa Last Name Facts

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

Hifewa is borne by more people in Angola than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hifewa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,723,624th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Hifewa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Hifewa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa.

It is most widespread in Angola, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 6,747,304. Not including Angola it exists in one country. It also occurs in Namibia, where 50 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ifewa918/
Ifeuwa832/
Chifewe7751/
Chifiwa777/
Ifeuwha771/
Chifeva771/
Ifeba735/
Efewa732/
Chipfiwa7118/
Chifeeva716/
Chifihwa711/
Ifeabo6716/
Ifaeva672/
Efeuwa671/
Ifehwo671/
Ifewei671/
Ifeavi671/
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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 Hifewa
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