Hiwat Surname

735,823rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 393 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Suriname
Highest density in:
Suriname

Hiwat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hiwat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Suriname2171:2,547375
Netherlands1571:107,56217,290
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Hiwat (27) may also be a first name.

Hiwat Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hiwat is found most in Suriname. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hiwat? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 735,823rd most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,543,374 people. Hiwat occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Hiwat live; 55 percent live in South America and 55 percent live in Gallo-Germanic South America. Hiwat is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly used forename in the world, held by 27 people.

It is most commonly used in Suriname, where it is carried by 217 people, or 1 in 2,547. Excluding Suriname this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 40 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Hiwat Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hiwat has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hiwat Last Name Statistics demography

Hiwat earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.53% less than the national average, earning $30,839 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chiwat91151/
Khiwat91108/
Hiwate915/
Hiewat911/
Iwat89563/
Chaiwat832,966/
Chiwate8326/
Chiowat839/
Chiwaat834/
Hiwaite830/
Hiwot8085,211/
Hibat801,680/
Hewat801,343/
Iwatt80942/
Iwate80299/
Aiwat8075/
Huwat8052/
Hivat8039/
Jiwat8021/
Iwait8011/
Hiwad807/
Eiwat802/
Ehwat802/
Iwwat801/
Iwaht801/
Iwaat801/
Iwats801/
Yiwat801/
Hywat801/
Chaiwate779/
Chaiweat771/
Khewat735,550/
Hiwote732,738/
Haibat731,067/
Hewatt73557/
Huwait73491/
Hewait73246/
Huwaat7331/
Heibat7322/
Chivat7320/
Chibat7313/
Hivate7313/
Huwayt739/
Hiwott737/
Chewat737/
Haivat736/
Iwaite735/
Jiwwat734/
Jiwats733/
Iswaat733/
Hewate732/
Hewath732/
Hoivat731/
Huwatt731/
Hiwoot731/
Isswat731/
Hibatt731/
Hibaut731/
Heivat731/
Haiuat731/
Hiwost731/
Heiwot731/
Iweaut731/
Haiwad731/
Iswatt731/
Chivate671,890/
Ibat67852/
Chhibat67307/
Iwot67191/
Chaibat67181/
Iwad67181/
Jwat67122/
Chaivat67120/
Uwat67110/
Ewat6777/
Haibatt6747/
Heibatt6746/
Choibat6745/
Ivat6742/
Ishwait6722/
Chibaut6710/
Hewatch676/
Haywatd676/
Haivate675/
Chaiwad675/
Chibatt674/
Ywat674/
Cheewat673/
Hivathe672/
Chewate672/
Chaiwot672/
Khewate671/
Khaiwad671/
Chiwote671/
Ishwate671/
Hajwate671/
Ahaibat671/
Khiouat671/
Iwać671/
Jhibath671/
Chivaut671/
Chhivat671/
Heiwote671/
Chivats671/
Cheuwat671/
Chitvat671/
Khewaut671/
Hisvadt670/
Hoywadt670/
Haywadt670/

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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 Hiwat
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