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 last name Hiwen has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hiwen? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is primarily found in Oceania, where 80 percent of Hiwen live; 80 percent live in Oceania Islands and 80 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Hiwen is also the 2,187,323rd most numerous given name throughout the world, borne by 24 people.
The last name Hiwen is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 2,038,429. In Papua New Guinea Hiwen is most prevalent in: West New Britain, where 75 percent reside and Manus, where 25 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in one country. It is also found 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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