Hiwen Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Hiwen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Hiwen (24) may also be a first name.
Hiwen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hiwen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hiwen is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hiwen? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,193,072nd most numerous last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is primarily found in Oceania, where 80 percent of Hiwen reside; 80 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 80 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,187,323rd most common first name in the world It is held by 24 people.
Hiwen is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 2,038,429. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: West New Britain, where 75 percent reside and Manus, where 25 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 20 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 Hiwen
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