Hiwot Surname

6,626th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85,211 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Hiwot Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hiwot Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia85,1581:1,145206
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
England11:55,718,059489,080
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Hiwot (60,172) may also be a first name.

Hiwot Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Hiwot Come From? nationality or country of origin

Hiwot (Arabic: هيوت) occurs most in Ethiopia. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hiwot? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,626th most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 85,524 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Hiwot reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 15,821st most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 60,172 people.

Hiwot is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is held by 85,158 people, or 1 in 1,145. Beside Ethiopia Hiwot is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Hiwot Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Hiwot earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 16.21% less than the national average, earning $36,154 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.25% less than the national average, earning $39,622 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hiwote912,738/
Hiwott917/
Heiwot911/
Hiwost911/
Hiwoot911/
Iwot89191/
Chaiwot832/
Heiwote831/
Chiwote831/
Hiwat80393/
Hibot80177/
Hewot8086/
Iwott806/
Iwuot806/
Yiwot802/
Iwoit802/
Jiwot801/
Iwote801/
Iwoot801/
Iwout801/
Huwot801/
Chaiwoot77207/
Chaiwout771/
Chaiwoit771/
Chivot73899/
Chiwat73151/
Khiwat73108/
Hibout7325/
Chibot7323/
Heywot7312/
Hiwate735/
Chiwut733/
Khivot731/
Jiwoth731/
Hiewat731/
Hewoth730/
Hiwood730/
Hewott730/
Chaiwooth711/
Chibout675,587/
Chaiwat672,966/
Chaiwut672,493/
Ibot67740/
Iwat67563/
Chiwute67242/
Ewot6754/
Iwut6731/
Chiwate6726/
Uwot6723/
Chaibot6721/
Jwot6716/
Chiowat679/
Iwod676/
Heywote674/
Haibout674/
Chiwaat674/
Haywoth672/
Haivote671/
Hewgott671/
Chiwood671/
Heswodt671/
Jaiwoot671/
Haiwood671/
Khiouat671/
Ivot671/
Chiboot671/

Hiwot Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hiwot in the Arabic language
هيوتhywt-

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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 Hiwot
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