Hiwana Surname
Approximately 66 people bear this surname
Hiwana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 63 | 1:38,244 | 5,261 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Hiwana (23) may also be a first name.
Hiwana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hiwana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hiwana is found in Namibia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hiwana? popularity and diffusion
The surname Hiwana is the 2,352,516th most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. The last name Hiwana occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Hiwana are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 23 people.
This surname is most widespread in Namibia, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 38,244. In Namibia it is most frequent in: Omusati Region, where 98 percent reside and Hardap Region, where 2 percent reside. Not including Namibia it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 2 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.
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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 Hiwana
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