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 found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 642,991st most numerous last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 15,439,716 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Hwe reside; 83 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 81 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Hwe is also the 401,195th most widely held given name on earth. It is borne by 454 people.

This last name is most common in Indonesia, where it is held by 371 people, or 1 in 356,467. In Indonesia Hwe is most frequent in: Riau Islands, where 32 percent are found, East Java, where 16 percent are found and West Kalimantan, where 15 percent are found. Other than Indonesia this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Malaysia, where 3 percent are found.

Hwe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hwe last name are 6.23% more likely to be registered Democrats 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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  • 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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