Hohwu Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Hohwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hohwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Hohwü (30) are calculated separately.

Hohwu Last Name Facts

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

Hohwu is found most in Denmark. It can also be found in the variant forms: Hohwü. Click here for other possible spellings of Hohwu.

How Common Is The Last Name Hohwu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most common last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Hohwu occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Hohwu are found; 67 percent are found in Northern Europe and 67 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most numerous in Denmark, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 5,644,715. In Denmark it is most common in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Denmark this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hohwü9330/
Howu8996/
Ohwu897/
Hhawu803,840/
Houwu8093/
Chowu8012/
Hovhu8010/
Howou806/
Hobhu802/
Howus802/
Hahwu801/
Oshwu801/
Howeu801/
How'u801/
Owu752,841/
Hohvou736/
Houwui734/
Chouwu732/
Howusz731/
Houwau731/
Chuowu731/
Ochwwu731/
Howutt731/
Howeus731/
Choiwu731/
Howaud730/
Hawu671,121/
Hewu671,072/
Hobu67458/
Owuh67342/
Owou67171/
Owui67107/
Owuu6759/
Ojwu6751/
Ouwu6751/
Hovu6726/
Owuy6720/
Ehwu6717/
Owgu6710/
Ahwu678/
Chovhuz677/
Ohbu676/
Oowu675/
Oweu674/
Owwu672/
Oewu672/
Chhowuy671/
Hahawau671/
Owud671/
Oswu671/
Hauhwau671/
Owau671/
Howuszt671/
Ahouhou671/
Oiwu671/
Ohvu671/
Owux671/
Owuj671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Hohwu
  • 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