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
Hiwen is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hiwen? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 80 percent of Hiwen are found; 80 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 80 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Hiwen is also the 2,187,323rd most common given name world-wide, held by 24 people.
The surname is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 2,038,429. In Papua New Guinea Hiwen is most numerous in: West New Britain, where 75 percent live and Manus, where 25 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 20 percent live.
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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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