Hwen Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Hwen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hwen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Hwen (12) may also be a first name.

Hwen Last Name Facts

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

Hwen is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hwen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,772,636th most frequent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. Hwen occurs predominantly in Asia, where 71 percent of Hwen are found; 71 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 65 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,306,491st most widespread first name on earth, borne by 12 people.

The surname Hwen is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 18,892,742. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: Central Kalimantan, where 100 percent live. Excluding Indonesia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 24 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 24 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chwen8929/
Hween897/
Hwein893/
Hwene891/
Hweyn891/
Hwean891/
Khwen891/
Wen864,840,436/
Hwn8611/
Chwene80663/
Khwene8050/
Chwein8035/
Chweng803/
Chweyn802/
Chwenk801/
Khwean801/
Wein756,785/
Huen754,518/
Wien754,064/
Wenn752,782/
Weyn751,198/
Wehn751,196/
Wene751,168/
Woen75677/
Wean75638/
Ween75448/
When75217/
Waen75116/
Wuen7557/
Weun7536/
Hben7525/
Hwnk7521/
Chwn7515/
Hwyn7515/
Hwin756/
Wenh756/
Khwn754/
Wwen753/
Vwen752/
Hwnn752/
Hwnh751/
Hwnt751/
Hjwn751/
Hwhn750/
Chweine7342/
H'Weine732/
Khweine732/
Khweyne731/
Chweyne731/
Chuen673,682/
Wn67770/
Weyne67492/
Khuen67403/
Weenk67339/
Weine67267/
Houen67244/
Wheen67226/
Wøien67210/
Wenne67185/
Weijn67162/
Wentt67120/
Chwin6795/
Hueng6757/
Weene6746/
Whean6739/
Whein6737/
Wengg6730/
Weihn6729/
Hbeen6729/
Whene6727/
Wenng6722/
Hwynn6716/
Wuenn6713/
Wenhe6713/
Khwin6710/
Waenn677/
Whenn676/
Weinn676/
Wenøe675/
Hwain674/
Chben674/
Ch'weine673/
Wendd673/
Hwinn673/
Wentd673/
Huesn672/
Uhien672/
Wehng672/
Huend672/
Huent671/
Chwne671/
Wemng671/
Wemnt671/
Wennt671/
Whehn671/
Hwine671/
Ouhen671/
Hwijn671/
Hwink671/
Jhwnh671/
Weehn671/
Wennk671/
Uhend671/
Chwwn671/
Chhwn671/
Weynn670/
Weane670/
Wuent670/
Woenn670/
Huenk670/

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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 Hwen
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