Hiraw Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Hiraw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hiraw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines481:2,109,130121,847
India181:42,614,743461,117
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Hiraw (683) may also be a first name.

Hiraw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hiraw (Hindi: हिरवा) occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hiraw? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,312,869th most commonly held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Hiraw live; 69 percent live in Southeast Asia and 69 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 316,697th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 683 people.

Hiraw is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 2,109,130. In The Philippines it is most frequent in: National Capital Region, where 48 percent are found, Calabarzon, where 31 percent are found and Ilocos, where 17 percent are found. Other than The Philippines this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 26 percent are found and Somalia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hirawe9147/
Hirauw914/
Hirawt911/
Iraw8946/
Chirawe839/
Khairaw833/
Chirawh831/
Hirrauw831/
Hirow80836/
Hirab80188/
Hirav8043/
Jiraw8022/
Irawe809/
Hyraw801/
Heraw801/
Chirahwe7740/
Hurraw7336/
Iraiwe7311/
Irauwe739/
Hirowa739/
Hijrab737/
Kheraw734/
Hairav733/
Cheraw733/
Hirabh733/
Hitrow732/
Chiraf732/
Oirawe732/
Khirav732/
Hiraab731/
Jairaw731/
Girauw731/
Ireawe731/
Herauw731/
Hirowe731/
Hajraw731/
Chirow731/
Herawe731/
Israwt731/
Huiraf731/
Hiraph731/
Hirauf731/
Heirow730/
Khairahaw711/
Uraw675,990/
Chirova671,569/
Khairav67349/
Chirowa67335/
Iraf67314/
Chitrav67307/
Kheirow67246/
Khirova67182/
Irab67164/
Hairova6743/
Chairab6733/
Chitrow6728/
Chirowe6727/
Khiraph6712/
Eraw6710/
Irav676/
Irow675/
Jitreaw674/
Hairaph673/
Hierrow672/
Chirabh671/
Khairow671/
Kheeraw671/
Ahairav671/
Yraw671/
Jaireaw671/
Chiraph671/
Chireaf671/
Chetraw670/

Hiraw Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hiraw in the Hindi language
हिरवाhirava90
हीरवाhirava10

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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 Hiraw
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