Hiwet Surname
Approximately 9,989 people bear this surname
Hiwet Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 9,981 | 1:9,773 | 1,467 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Hiwet (1,437) may also be a first name.
Hiwet Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hiwet Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hiwet is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Hiwet click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hiwet? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 51,312th most widespread family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 729,557 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Hiwet live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Hiwet is also the 205,834th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,437 people.
The last name Hiwet is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 9,981 people, or 1 in 9,773. Aside from Ethiopia it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live and The Netherlands, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hiwete | 91 | 5 | / |
| Hiwett | 91 | 2 | / |
| Hiowet | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hiwest | 91 | 1 | / |
| Iwet | 89 | 2 | / |
| Chaiwet | 83 | 2,271 | / |
| Chiwete | 83 | 201 | / |
| Hivet | 80 | 916 | / |
| Iwete | 80 | 108 | / |
| Hewet | 80 | 59 | / |
| Hibet | 80 | 10 | / |
| Huwet | 80 | 4 | / |
| Hiwit | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hüwet | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iweth | 80 | 1 | / |
| Uhwet | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iwetz | 80 | 0 | / |
| Chaiwete | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chaiweat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chiweite | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chiswete | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hewett | 73 | 17,013 | / |
| Chivet | 73 | 449 | / |
| Chibet | 73 | 42 | / |
| Chewet | 73 | 21 | / |
| Heywet | 73 | 9 | / |
| Heweit | 73 | 9 | / |
| Heweth | 73 | 6 | / |
| Huweet | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jaiwet | 73 | 2 | / |
| Giweth | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khiwit | 73 | 1 | / |
| Heibet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hibeet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Heweet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Huwett | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jiwets | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haibet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hewete | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aiwete | 73 | 1 | / |
| Echwet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chiwit | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hibett | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jiwett | 73 | 0 | / |
| Heivet | 73 | 0 | / |
| Hewets | 73 | 0 | / |
| Hivett | 73 | 0 | / |
| Hewiet | 73 | 0 | / |
| Hiwitt | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ibet | 67 | 10,603 | / |
| Chivete | 67 | 277 | / |
| Cheviet | 67 | 258 | / |
| Chaibet | 67 | 235 | / |
| Chaiwit | 67 | 85 | / |
| Ivet | 67 | 78 | / |
| Ewet | 67 | 71 | / |
| Hewette | 67 | 61 | / |
| Hewiett | 67 | 50 | / |
| Iwit | 67 | 35 | / |
| Uwet | 67 | 28 | / |
| Ywet | 67 | 16 | / |
| Iwed | 67 | 13 | / |
| Jhwests | 67 | 11 | / |
| Chiwitt | 67 | 11 | / |
| Cheywet | 67 | 4 | / |
| Haivets | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chiewit | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chewett | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hewetts | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chaivet | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hewwett | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheibet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hiewitt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chewwet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iwjt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chewete | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iwyt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jwet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heivett | 67 | 0 | / |
| Heweitz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Heiwitt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hiwaite | 67 | 0 | / |
| Heweett | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hievett | 67 | 0 | / |
| Heweitt | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Hiwet
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