Hinwa Surname

1,290,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Hinwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hinwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1581:65,4157,986
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436

Hinwa (36) may also be a first name.

Hinwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hinwa is borne by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Hinwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hinwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,290,735th most commonly held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 41,406,511 people. The last name Hinwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Hinwa reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Hinwa is also the 1,717,090th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 36 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Benin, where it is carried by 158 people, or 1 in 65,415. In Benin Hinwa is most frequent in: Zou Department, where 75 percent reside, Ouémé Department, where 12 percent reside and Littoral Department, where 7 percent reside. Besides Benin this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 10 percent reside and Lebanon, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chinwa91241/
Hinwua914/
Hainwa914/
Heinwa912/
Hoinwa911/
Inwa891,475/
Chinwah83174/
Chinway8330/
Chinwua837/
Cheinwa837/
Chinwai835/
Ehienwa831/
Khinwai831/
Chinhwa830/
Hinnway830/
Inway80525/
Henwa8079/
Inwai8068/
Inwua8029/
Hinua8026/
Himwa8022/
Yinwa8012/
Hunwa8012/
Einwa8011/
Inwaa8010/
Jinwa806/
Hinba805/
Inwha804/
Hinwe802/
Oinwa802/
Inwad801/
Inwah801/
Innwa801/
Uinwa801/
Inwau801/
Inwoa801/
Chisenwa77406/
Chienwea774/
Ichinwua774/
Chinweah772/
Chinweha771/
Haisinwa771/
Chinwwat771/
Heinwath770/
Chinwe732,648/
Chinwo731,042/
Chinwi73283/
Chimwa73223/
Chinba7376/
Hinvaj7358/
Heinua7354/
Chinva7332/
Chenwa7318/
Hinbai7316/
Inwuae7315/
Chinua7311/
Himwat7310/
Inwaah739/
Henway736/
Jinhwa734/
Hunway732/
Hinvat732/
Khinva731/
Jinwat731/
Hainua731/
Itinwa731/
Hyonwa731/
Huinba731/
Hinbay731/
Hinuat731/
Hinwei731/
Hainva731/
Hunwua731/
Einwai731/
Ainnwa731/
Ainwat731/
Inwath731/
Himwas731/
Hynway730/
Haissinwa711/
Inua672,875/
Chimwai671,280/
Enwa67906/
Hinwood67417/
Imwa67352/
Unwa67218/
Inba67182/
Chimwat67177/
Inwe6759/
Chinwoh6751/
Inwo6726/
Chinbha6714/
Inwi679/
Chynwat678/
Ynwa677/
Chinhua676/
Chinwei675/
Chinwez674/
Chinbaa674/
Chimway674/
Chinbay673/
Chinvat673/
Isihnwa673/
Aainwad672/
Chenway672/
Inva672/
Chinwee672/
Chimwas672/
Chainua672/
Chinvay671/
Chenwai671/
Heenway671/
Hunwhay671/
Gehnway671/
Chenwea671/
Ahainwe671/
Cheinwe671/
Agginwa671/
Isinwah671/
Inwy671/
Issenwa671/
Haynewa671/
Yimnwai671/
Ainwoha671/
Chinuah671/
Chinbai671/
Chinwie671/
Chinwou671/
Eisenwa671/
Chenhwa671/
Chimwad671/
Jnwa671/
Jinwadh671/
Hinhuad671/
Einwadt670/
Hennway670/
Hemnway670/
Gainway670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hinwa
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