Hwei Surname

1,001,271st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 255 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Qatar

Hwei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hwei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1131:1,170,34783,147
Malaysia821:359,68619,062
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
China31:455,773,85521,925
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Hwei (1,538) may also be a first name.

Hwei Last Name Facts

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

Hwei has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hwei? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,001,271st most widely held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 28,578,611 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 87 percent of Hwei are found; 77 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 77 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 197,737th most commonly held given name internationally It is held by 1,538 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is held by 113 people, or 1 in 1,170,347. In Indonesia Hwei is mostly found in: Jambi, where 44 percent live, Jakarta, where 37 percent live and Riau Islands, where 18 percent live. Excluding Indonesia this last name occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 32 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Hwei Last Name Statistics demography

Hwei earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.54% more than the national average, earning $52,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hweih8921/
Chwei8911/
Hweij892/
Hweis891/
Hweit891/
Wei8612,153,338/
Hwe86472/
Hwi86375/
Hweitt807/
Chweih804/
Khweyi803/
Hweich801/
Hweyid801/
H'Weij801/
Hweitz801/
Hwee752,319/
Weih751,625/
Hwie751,370/
Weyi75895/
Weij75680/
Hwai75309/
Weji75256/
Weia75126/
Chwi75112/
Weie7587/
Chwe7580/
Whei7545/
Khwe7534/
Weii7526/
Weio7520/
Hweh7517/
Håwi7517/
Hwey7514/
Hwea7510/
Vwei759/
Vhei759/
Weiy758/
Høwe755/
Hwit754/
Hwue754/
Hwui754/
Wwei753/
Khwi753/
Hwis752/
Hwae752/
Hwgi752/
Hwii752/
Hwye752/
Hhwe752/
Hwiz751/
Hwwe751/
Hwoi751/
Hwij751/
Weui751/
Jhwe751/
Jhwi751/
Hweu751/
Hwez751/
Hwio751/
Hwiy751/
Hwje751/
Hwyi751/
Chweich736/
Ch'weid731/
H'Weitt731/
Wi6735,792/
We677,667/
Weihe673,251/
Weidt671,008/
Vahei67524/
Chweu67480/
Wahei67323/
Chwee67241/
Hwaid67220/
Weyih67187/
Weiah67171/
Weiyi67121/
Weiha6780/
Weies6766/
Ouhei6740/
Chweh6727/
Wejih6727/
Weitt6723/
Weije6721/
Hwitt6719/
Hweha6718/
Weihu6718/
Wejit6717/
Chwii6714/
Hwayi6713/
Wehio6713/
Hwaiz6711/
Wejio6711/
Chwae6710/
Weihi6710/
Weuhi6710/
Weiou6710/
Hwehy679/
Hwaji678/
Weijh678/
Wheji677/
Wejie676/
Chwie676/
Whowe675/
Hweye674/
Hweat674/
Weiis673/
Khwai673/
Weicz673/
Chvei673/
Hweja672/
Wehia672/
Hwiya672/
Khwee672/
Hwett672/
Weiho672/
Weizs672/
Hwaye672/
Uheji672/
Weiyh672/
Weisß672/
Wieia672/
Whawe672/
Chwea672/
Uhowe672/
Hwaai671/
Hwaje671/
Hweje671/
Hweth671/
Hwieh671/
Chwez671/
Weiee671/
Wheid671/
Wheis671/
Weizt671/
Weiht671/
Weieh671/
Hweep671/
Hweez671/
Hwist671/
Jweyi671/
Weiaa671/
Weiys671/
Weiit671/
Weyie671/
Wahwe671/
Woeij671/
Wohwe671/
Chweś671/
Wueia671/
Hwija671/
Hwawe671/
Chwey671/
Weeji671/
Weiat671/
Chwai671/
Chwes671/
Jhwai671/
Huaei671/
Hweee671/
Hweeh671/
Hweer671/
Hjwai671/

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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 Hwei
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