Hiwy Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Hiwy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hiwy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1501:881,66166,139
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Hiwy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hiwy is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Hiwy.

How Common Is The Last Name Hiwy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,428,594th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 48,261,893 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 57 percent of Hiwy are found; 57 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 57 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

The last name Hiwy is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is carried by 150 people, or 1 in 881,661. In Indonesia Hiwy is primarily found in: Papua, where 57 percent are found and Maluku, where 43 percent are found. Besides Indonesia Hiwy is found in one country. It also occurs in Thailand, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heiwy8952/
Hiway8921/
Hiwoy8916/
Chiwy8915/
Hiwyy894/
Hiwey892/
Iwy868/
Chiway8077/
Khaiwy801/
Heiway800/
Hiwa752,877/
Iway751,190/
Hiwi75426/
Hiby75216/
Hewy75133/
Hiwe7544/
Iwey753/
Iwyp752/
Iwuy752/
Aiwy751/
Eiwy751/
Iwyd751/
Hiwj751/
Hivy751/
Ijwy751/
Iwyt751/
Iwys751/
Chiwway737/
Chihwyi731/
Chaiwey731/
Chiwa672,447/
Haiwe671,457/
Haiwa67834/
Hewey67788/
Høiby67582/
Hibay67422/
Chiwi67316/
Heiby67310/
Heiwa67298/
Hoiby67217/
Chiby67187/
Chiwe67187/
Iwaay67175/
Haiby67132/
Hiwoi6756/
Hibey6755/
Ghiby6754/
Hiwai6742/
Chewy6731/
Huway6729/
Aiwoy6723/
Heiwe6722/
Chihwaya6718/
Hivey6713/
Hiwes6712/
Jiwey6712/
Jiwiy6710/
Jiway6710/
Chivy679/
Haiwi678/
Hoiwa676/
Hiwii675/
Heivy675/
Jiwyi673/
Aiway673/
Heviy672/
Hiwaa672/
Hiwaj672/
Heway672/
Hivoy671/
Huwey671/
Hewuy671/
Hiwep671/
Hiwha671/
Giwey671/
Hiwee671/
Hewyh671/
Haivy671/
Giwoy671/
Heishway671/
Hivay671/
Hisvy670/
Hewyt670/
Hijby670/

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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 Hiwy
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