Hikawai Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Hikawai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hikawai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Australia81:3,374,463124,818

Hikawai Last Name Facts

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

Hikawai occurs more in New Zealand more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hikawai? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,532,898th most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 100 percent of Hikawai reside; 100 percent reside in Australasia and 100 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

Hikawai is most commonly used in New Zealand, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 411,666. In New Zealand Hikawai is most common in: Southland Region, where 82 percent live, Gisborne Region, where 9 percent live and Manawatu Wanganui Region, where 9 percent live. Besides New Zealand this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Australia, where 42 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hikawa925,222/
Ikawai927/
Chikawa86498/
Haikawa86391/
Hoikawa8626/
Chikawi864/
Ikawaji861/
Ikawa834,403/
Ikawi8321/
Chiokawi8090/
Hickaway8026/
Chikahwi8014/
Chikaiwa805/
Chikaswa804/
Chikhawi803/
Chgikawa801/
Chikahwa801/
Uhkawaji801/
Chiokawa801/
Chitkawi801/
Oikawa7792,590/
Aikawa7737,898/
Eikawa773,001/
Jikawa77707/
Iekawa7754/
Ikkawi7710/
Iskawa7710/
Hikawy779/
Uikawa777/
Hekawa776/
Ekawai773/
Iokawa773/
Ukawai772/
Hukawa772/
Aikawi771/
Ikawah771/
Ikavai771/
Ikahwa771/
Chickaway7561/
Chikawaya751/
Hikhabhai751/
Chikawuyi751/
Chikawe713,471/
Chikowi711,341/
Chikava71967/
Chikowa71647/
Hykaway71154/
Hyokawa7150/
Huekawa7119/
Ikowaji7118/
Chikavi719/
Ikawass717/
Jaikawi716/
Ikawach715/
Jikewai713/
Uekawai713/
Chekawa712/
Eshkawi712/
Ekawayi712/
Haykawa712/
Ichkawa711/
Hekawei711/
Ikawaye711/
Ikawiye711/
Ikauwat711/
Hickaba711/
Ishkawa711/
Ikauwas711/
Ukawa676,321/
Ikavi67428/
Ekawa67407/
Chikohwa67338/
Ikewa67175/
Ekawi67172/
Ikowa67145/
Ikava6733/
Ikawe6727/
Chikavha6721/
Ikawy679/
Chicaway679/
Chekaway678/
Chikouwa676/
Ukawi676/
Cheikaba674/
Gikavaia673/
Khaikawe672/
Ykawa672/
Huikowat672/
Chaikawe671/
Huckaway671/
Chitkava671/
Cheikabi671/
Hekabhai671/
Jikawaya671/
Ikowi671/
Echkeawa671/
Eikhawas671/
Chikhabi671/
Hekhawat671/
Ekawayie671/

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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 Hikawai
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