Hwee Surname

183,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,319 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Singapore
Highest density in:
Singapore

Hwee Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hwee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Singapore1,2631:4,361313
United States3441:1,053,66077,038
Malaysia2731:108,0377,283
Indonesia2421:546,48444,089
Brunei871:4,813732
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
China41:341,830,39216,990
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Macau11:601,6301,582
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Hwee (8,976) may also be a first name.

Hwee Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hwee is more frequently found in Singapore than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hwee? popularity and diffusion

It is the 183,156th most commonly used family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 3,142,538 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Hwee are found; 81 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 54 percent are found in Sinio-Southeast Asia. Hwee is also the 65,822nd most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 8,976 people.

It is most numerous in Singapore, where it is held by 1,263 people, or 1 in 4,361. Beside Singapore Hwee exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Malaysia, where 12 percent reside.

Hwee Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hwee last name are 32.35% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 85.58% registered with the political party.

The amount Hwee earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 9.15% more than the national average, earning $47,097 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.62% more than the national average, earning $69,863 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chwee89241/
Khwee892/
Hweer891/
Hweeh891/
Hweee891/
Hweez891/
Hweep891/
Wee8639,931/
Hwe86472/
Hweeth807/
Chweea805/
Chweet801/
Hwie751,370/
Hwei75255/
Chwe7580/
Whee7574/
Khwe7534/
Weeß7529/
Weea7526/
Hweh7517/
Weae7515/
Hwey7514/
Weey7513/
Huee7512/
Hwea7510/
Weej756/
We'e756/
Høwe755/
Vhee754/
Hwue754/
Wwee753/
Weee752/
Hhwe752/
Vwee751/
Hwwe751/
Hbee751/
Wuee751/
Jhwe751/
Hweu751/
Hwez751/
Hwje751/
We677,667/
Houee67490/
Chweu67480/
Weess67117/
Chweh6727/
Hweih6721/
Weije6721/
Hweha6718/
Chwei6711/
Weesp6711/
Wejhe6710/
Hwehy679/
Chuee678/
Jweeh676/
Chwie676/
Weejs674/
Weeha674/
Wejje674/
Hweat674/
Vheed673/
Hweij672/
Chwea672/
Hwett672/
Chwez671/
Chweś671/
Hbeeh671/
Chwes671/
Weejh671/
Weeee671/
Chwey671/
Hweth671/
Hwieh671/
Weehs671/
Weeyd671/
Weepp671/
Hweit671/
Weett671/
Hweis671/

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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 Hwee
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