Hwe Surname

642,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 472 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Hwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia3711:356,46730,784
United States651:5,576,291276,051
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Liberia51:881,70733,815
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Hwe (454) may also be a first name.

Hwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hwe is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 642,991st most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 15,439,716 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 83 percent of Hwe reside; 83 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 81 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 401,195th most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 454 people.

This surname is most common in Indonesia, where it is borne by 371 people, or 1 in 356,467. In Indonesia Hwe is primarily found in: Riau Islands, where 32 percent reside, East Java, where 16 percent reside and West Kalimantan, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Malaysia, where 3 percent reside.

Hwe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hwe surname are 6.23% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.46% being registered to vote for the party.

Hwe earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.81% more than the national average, earning $47,380 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hwee862,319/
Hwie861,370/
Hwei86255/
Chwe8680/
Khwe8634/
Hweh8617/
Hwey8614/
Hwea8610/
Høwe865/
Hwue864/
Hhwe862/
Hwje861/
Hwwe861/
Jhwe861/
Hweu861/
Hwez861/
We807,667/
Hw801,472/
Chweu75480/
Chwee75241/
Chweh7527/
Hweih7521/
Hweha7518/
Chwei7511/
Hwehy759/
Chwie756/
Hweat754/
Khwee752/
Hwett752/
Chwea752/
Hweij752/
Hweth751/
Hwieh751/
Chwez751/
Hweep751/
Hweez751/
Hweis751/
Chweś751/
Hweit751/
Chwey751/
Chwes751/
Hweee751/
Hweeh751/
Hweer751/
Wei6712,153,338/
Wee6739,931/
Hue6720,943/
Hwa6719,965/
Wea6710,325/
Wey676,103/
Weh673,369/
Wie673,291/
Weß67834/
Weu67807/
Chwiej67423/
Hwi67375/
Vhe67226/
Wue67192/
Wej6774/
Chw6735/
Whe6733/
Khw6725/
Hve6717/
Wje6711/
Wwe6710/
Hwy678/
Hweeth677/
Hbe677/
Hweitt677/
Chweea675/
Hwh675/
Vwe675/
Chweih674/
Hhw674/
Hwj673/
Chwech672/
Weî671/
Hwayje671/
Wée671/
Chweet671/
Weï671/
H'Weij671/
Hweitz671/
Hweich671/
Hwwett671/

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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 Hwe
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