Hwayo Surname
Approximately 541 people bear this surname
Hwayo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 444 | 1:38,557 | 5,632 |
| Zimbabwe | 96 | 1:160,815 | 20,064 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Hwayo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hwayo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hwayo is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hwayo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Hwayo is the 580,291st most widespread family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 13,470,510 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Hwayo live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Hwayo is most widely held in Malawi, where it is held by 444 people, or 1 in 38,557. Apart from Malawi Hwayo occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 18 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chwayo | 91 | 4 | / |
| Hwajyo | 91 | 4 | / |
| Wayo | 89 | 7,806 | / |
| Hway | 89 | 61 | / |
| Whayo | 80 | 1,466 | / |
| Wahyo | 80 | 385 | / |
| Hwaya | 80 | 221 | / |
| Wayoh | 80 | 24 | / |
| Chway | 80 | 18 | / |
| Wawyo | 80 | 15 | / |
| Jwayo | 80 | 14 | / |
| Hwayi | 80 | 13 | / |
| Wajyo | 80 | 5 | / |
| Wayho | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wayoo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wayuo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Hwaye | 80 | 2 | / |
| Khway | 80 | 2 | / |
| Huayo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Way | 75 | 46,255 | / |
| Chwaya | 73 | 414 | / |
| Khwaye | 73 | 183 | / |
| Chwayi | 73 | 99 | / |
| Chuayo | 73 | 91 | / |
| Wayowa | 73 | 66 | / |
| Waihyo | 73 | 7 | / |
| Wuayoe | 73 | 5 | / |
| Hwaihy | 73 | 4 | / |
| Khwaya | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wahayo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Chwaye | 73 | 2 | / |
| Khwayi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wahyod | 73 | 2 | / |
| Whayou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jhwaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wahjyo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hwayje | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wahyoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bayo | 67 | 81,954 | / |
| Waya | 67 | 17,799 | / |
| Waye | 67 | 5,356 | / |
| Wayi | 67 | 2,922 | / |
| Wiyo | 67 | 2,829 | / |
| Wayu | 67 | 1,756 | / |
| Woyo | 67 | 1,490 | / |
| Vayo | 67 | 1,364 | / |
| Huay | 67 | 1,060 | / |
| Wajo | 67 | 849 | / |
| Wahy | 67 | 424 | / |
| Hwai | 67 | 309 | / |
| Waay | 67 | 282 | / |
| Wuyo | 67 | 221 | / |
| Wayh | 67 | 216 | / |
| Whay | 67 | 197 | / |
| Weyo | 67 | 137 | / |
| Vhay | 67 | 122 | / |
| Waio | 67 | 75 | / |
| Hvay | 67 | 42 | / |
| Waiy | 67 | 29 | / |
| Wayß | 67 | 16 | / |
| Hwey | 67 | 14 | / |
| Hbay | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wgay | 67 | 12 | / |
| Hwea | 67 | 10 | / |
| Hwaa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hwau | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wayy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ouhayou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hwae | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hwye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hwaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwajaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wajy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wayp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waytowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wayé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wayś | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chwajot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chuayod | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwoj | 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
- 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 Hwayo
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