Hwayi Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Hwayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Hwayi (10) may also be a first name.
Hwayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hwayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hwayi has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hwayi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,391,485th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Hwayi live; 69 percent live in East Africa and 69 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Hwayi is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread forename world-wide, borne by 10 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 5,882,401. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Kigoma Region, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 23 percent are found and Brazil, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chwayi | 91 | 99 | / |
| Khwayi | 91 | 2 | / |
| Wayi | 89 | 2,922 | / |
| Hwai | 89 | 309 | / |
| Hway | 89 | 61 | / |
| Hwayo | 80 | 541 | / |
| Hwaya | 80 | 221 | / |
| Hwaid | 80 | 220 | / |
| Jwayi | 80 | 190 | / |
| Wahyi | 80 | 132 | / |
| Wayyi | 80 | 129 | / |
| Wayie | 80 | 111 | / |
| Wayih | 80 | 63 | / |
| Waiyi | 80 | 20 | / |
| Huayi | 80 | 19 | / |
| Chway | 80 | 18 | / |
| Wayii | 80 | 13 | / |
| Hwaiz | 80 | 11 | / |
| Hwaji | 80 | 8 | / |
| Khwai | 80 | 3 | / |
| Vhayi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Khway | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hwaye | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hwaai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Whayi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wauyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chwai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jhwai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hjwai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wai | 75 | 407,920 | / |
| Way | 75 | 46,255 | / |
| Chwaya | 73 | 414 | / |
| Khwaye | 73 | 183 | / |
| Chwayo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hwajyo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hwaihy | 73 | 4 | / |
| Khwaya | 73 | 3 | / |
| Khweyi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wayihe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Chwaye | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hweyid | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wayhie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jhwaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hwayje | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chuayi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hwaaia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hwaaid | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waya | 67 | 17,799 | / |
| Wayo | 67 | 7,806 | / |
| Waji | 67 | 6,290 | / |
| Waye | 67 | 5,356 | / |
| Wayu | 67 | 1,756 | / |
| Vhai | 67 | 1,368 | / |
| Waia | 67 | 1,159 | / |
| Huay | 67 | 1,060 | / |
| Waii | 67 | 900 | / |
| Weyi | 67 | 895 | / |
| Vayi | 67 | 785 | / |
| Waiu | 67 | 441 | / |
| Wahy | 67 | 424 | / |
| Waay | 67 | 282 | / |
| Waie | 67 | 276 | / |
| Hwei | 67 | 255 | / |
| Wayh | 67 | 216 | / |
| Whay | 67 | 197 | / |
| Woyi | 67 | 168 | / |
| Waij | 67 | 166 | / |
| Waiß | 67 | 133 | / |
| Vhay | 67 | 122 | / |
| Hvai | 67 | 115 | / |
| Waai | 67 | 100 | / |
| Wuyi | 67 | 77 | / |
| Waio | 67 | 75 | / |
| Whai | 67 | 52 | / |
| Hvay | 67 | 42 | / |
| Waih | 67 | 34 | / |
| Waiy | 67 | 29 | / |
| Wayß | 67 | 16 | / |
| Hwey | 67 | 14 | / |
| Hbay | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wgay | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wwai | 67 | 12 | / |
| Hwea | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wyie | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hwaa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hwau | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wayy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hbai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hwui | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chwaich | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vwai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hwae | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hwye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hwaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwajaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wajy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wayp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwij | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wayé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wayś | 67 | 1 | / |
| W'Ai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wgai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wyia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwoy | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Hwayi
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