Hlwai Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Hlwai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hlwai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa521:1,041,87963,251
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Hlwai Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hlwai is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hlwai? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,661,929th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. Hlwai is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Hlwai reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 1,041,879. In South Africa Hlwai is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 46 percent live, Gauteng, where 29 percent live and Free State, where 19 percent live. Aside from South Africa this surname exists in one country. It is also common in India, where 2 percent live.

Hlwai Last Name Statistics demography

Hlwai earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 5.67% more than the national average, earning R 251,112 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hlwayi91199/
Lwai89147/
Hlwa89127/
Hlwi891/
Hlwaish831/
Lwaji801,101/
Lwayi8082/
Lwhai803/
Hlway801/
Lwaie801/
Lwi75174/
Lwa75114/
Hlwaya7354/
Hlwayo737/
Chhlwi732/
Lwajid731/
Lwhaid731/
Lwajih731/
Lvai6797/
Lwei6783/
Lway6774/
Lwaj6727/
Lőwi6710/
Hlua678/
Lbai676/
Llwa674/
Hlui673/
Lwad672/
Lwyi672/
Hlwy672/
Lwaz672/
Lwha672/
Lwij671/
Lwea671/
Lwajish671/
Lwie671/
Lwii671/
Lwaa671/
Lwio671/
Lwoi671/
Hlwj671/
Hlva671/
Lhwa671/
Lwwa671/
Lwoa671/
Lwhi671/
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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 Hlwai
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis