Hiwa Surname

152,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,877 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Vanuatu

Hiwa Surname User-submission:

Zayyan is an ancient name, which is indirectly mentioned in the Quran on numerous occasions, but not as a given name.

It means 'to beautify', 'beautifier', 'beautiful radiant'. There are several different spelling variants of this name: Zian or Zyan (North Africa), Zayyan (South or Central Asia).

Hiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2,3271:7,3571,078
Vanuatu1971:1,336359
Iraq1101:318,3796,214
Indonesia611:2,168,020133,281
Papua New Guinea581:140,58119,337
Zimbabwe361:428,84037,622
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
England51:11,143,612252,590
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Hiwa (19,247) may also be a first name.

Hiwa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Zayyan is an ancient name, which is indirectly mentioned in the Quran on numerous occasions, but not as a given name.

It means 'to beautify', 'beautifier', 'beautiful radiant'. There are several different spelling variants of this name: Zian or Zyan (North Africa), Zayyan (South or Central Asia).

- zayyan

Hiwa Last Name Facts

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

Hiwa occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Hiwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Hiwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hiwa is the 152,896th most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,533,036 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Hiwa reside; 83 percent reside in Southern Africa and 83 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 38,937th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 19,247 people.

The last name Hiwa is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is carried by 2,327 people, or 1 in 7,357. Apart from Malawi this surname occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in Vanuatu, where 7 percent reside and Iraq, where 4 percent reside.

Hiwa Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Hiwa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 40.52% less than the national average, earning R 141,336 per year and in United States they earn 22.15% more than the national average, earning $52,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chiwa892,447/
Haiwa89834/
Khiwa89370/
Heiwa89298/
Hiwai8942/
Hiway8921/
Hoiwa896/
Hiwau896/
Hiwas893/
Hiwap893/
Hiwaa892/
Hiwaj892/
Hiwua892/
Hiwha891/
Iwa867,431/
Chaiwa801,391/
Chiwai80438/
Khaiwa80211/
Chiwau80199/
Chihwa8080/
Chiway8077/
Chiwah8038/
Chiwap8034/
Haiwau8021/
Hichwa8016/
Chiwua8015/
Ahaiwa8015/
Chiwaa8012/
Hiswah809/
Chiewa809/
Hiwgah804/
Haiwai803/
Chiwea802/
Khoiwa802/
Choiwa801/
Hiewea801/
Chuiwa801/
Hjiwaj801/
Kheiwa801/
Chiwha801/
Haiwad801/
Heiway800/
Iwai7577,226/
Oiwa7517,800/
Hiba7512,844/
Hewa758,162/
Jiwa754,499/
Huwa753,584/
Yiwa751,512/
Aiwa751,321/
Iway751,190/
Ihwa75436/
Hiwi75426/
Iwah75332/
Hiva75299/
Hiwy75151/
Eiwa7560/
Iwua7556/
Hiwe7544/
Iwau7543/
Ijwa7536/
Ehwa7531/
Uhwa7530/
Iwha7523/
Iwaa7511/
Iwwa755/
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Uiwa752/
Iwaś752/
Hjwa752/
Iwea752/
Hywa751/
Iwać751/
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Iwga751/
Jhwa751/
Hiwj751/
Hiwo751/
Chihwai731,639/
Chaiwai731,421/
Chaiwas7315/
Chiwway737/
Kheiwah736/
Chaiwad735/
Chiwaat734/
Chiswas733/
Chaiwah732/
Chuiwah732/
Chaiwap732/
Khijwai731/
Heiswai731/
Chiwaap731/
Chiwahz731/
Khaiwah731/
Chiba67211,858/
Heiba678,107/
Chiva675,828/
Haiba674,348/
Haiwe671,457/
Chewa67651/
Khewa67591/
Hibay67422/
Khiva67380/
Chiwi67316/
Huiva67282/
Haiva67236/
Huwai67227/
Huwaa67206/
Chiwe67187/
Jijwa67177/
Iwaay67175/
Haywa67165/
Hibau67160/
Hibai67159/
Iwach67128/
Hibaa67123/
Chiwo67113/
Iwaha6796/
Jiwai6783/
Hojwa6776/
Iwais6771/
Hivaj6766/
Iwaid6766/
Hiwoi6756/
Heiwy6752/
Hivat6739/
Huwau6730/
Huway6729/
Aiwai6726/
Heuwa6726/
Ahywa6724/
Heiwe6722/
Ihwah6721/
Huwaë6720/
Iwasz6719/
Chihwaya6718/
Iwuha6717/
Haiwo6717/
Hoywa6717/
Iwacz6717/
Hiwoy6716/
Jiwah6716/
Chiwy6715/
Hewai6714/
Hajwa6713/
Aiwau6712/
Hiwes6712/
Hoiba6711/
Hivea6711/
Khywa6710/
Jiway6710/
Iswua679/
Haiwi678/
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Iwaia678/
Hewau678/
Heawa678/
Jiwua677/
Uiwai677/
Huwah676/
Iewua676/
Heiva675/
Iweah675/
Uhwah675/
Ihwai675/
Hiwii675/
Huiba674/
Hiowo674/
Hibea674/
Hiwyy674/
Giwua674/
Huhwa674/
Hewah673/
Hivas673/
Aiway673/
Iwuah673/
Huwwa673/
Aihwa672/
Oiwah672/
Heway672/
Hiwey672/
Iwaah672/
Euhwa672/
Ijwau672/
Heiua672/
Hibaj672/
Eiwat672/
Ehwat672/
Jihwa671/
Jiwaj671/
Jiwwa671/
Huuwa671/
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Hiwep671/
Hiwop671/
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Yiwai671/
Uiwea671/
Hiwee671/
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Iwaht671/
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Iwuoa671/
Huwua671/
Haijwaij671/
Eiwua671/
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Hihba671/
Hieva671/
Hiewo671/
Hoiva671/
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Haiua671/
Hjiba671/
Heewa671/
Eiwai671/
Hywat671/
Uhwea671/
Oiwas671/
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Aiwah671/
Eiwha671/
Chaiweat671/
Iwahe671/
Iwhga671/
Jhwai671/
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Jshwa671/
Hewaa671/
Haîwa671/
Huwea671/
Iszwa671/
Hjwaa671/
Hjwai671/

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