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
The last name Hiwet is found most frequently in Ethiopia. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hiwet? popularity and diffusion
Hiwet is the 51,312th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 729,557 people. This surname occurs predominantly 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 commonly occurring forename globally. It is borne by 1,437 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 9,981 people, or 1 in 9,773. Apart from Ethiopia this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 0 percent are found.
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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