Hiwes Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Hiwes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Hiwes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hiwes Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hiwes has its highest incidence in Brazil. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hiwes? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,587,209th most numerous family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Hiwes are found; 92 percent are found in South America and 92 percent are found in Luso-South America.
The last name Hiwes is most widespread in Brazil, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 19,461,303. In Brazil Hiwes is most prevalent in: Santa Catarina, where 100 percent live. Barring Brazil this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in England, where 8 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 Hiwes
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