Hwi Surname

761,666th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 375 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Hwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2971:445,28337,110
Pakistan241:7,443,49540,927
Malaysia221:1,340,64757,034
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Hwi (2,145) may also be a first name.

Hwi Last Name Facts

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

Hwi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻫﺎﻭﻱ) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hwi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 761,666th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 19,433,456 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Hwi live; 85 percent live in Southeast Asia and 85 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Hwi is also the 162,038th most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 2,145 people.

The surname Hwi is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is held by 297 people, or 1 in 445,283. In Indonesia Hwi is mostly concentrated in: Central Java, where 51 percent live, Riau Islands, where 16 percent live and East Java, where 13 percent live. Not including Indonesia it exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 6 percent live and Malaysia, where 6 percent live.

Hwi Last Name Statistics demography

Hwi earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.65% more than the national average, earning $56,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hwie861,370/
Hwai86309/
Hwei86255/
Chwi86112/
Håwi8617/
Hwui864/
Hwit864/
Khwi863/
Hwii862/
Hwgi862/
Hwis862/
Hwyi861/
Hwiz861/
Hwoi861/
Hwij861/
Jhwi861/
Hwio861/
Hwiy861/
Wi8035,792/
Hwaid75220/
Hweih7521/
Hwitt7519/
Chwii7514/
Hwaiz7511/
Chwei7511/
Chwie756/
Khwai753/
Hweij752/
Hweis751/
Hwaai751/
Hwieh751/
Hwist751/
Hweit751/
Chwai751/
Jhwai751/
Hjwai751/
Wei6712,153,338/
Hui67470,645/
Wai67407,920/
Hwa6719,965/
Wie673,291/
Woi671,299/
Wui671,191/
Wii67992/
Vhi67766/
Wij67599/
Chwist67564/
Hwe67472/
Chwiej67423/
Hvi67201/
Wih67189/
Vwi67170/
Wiy67170/
Hbi67151/
Whi6798/
Wiß6798/
Wiå6713/
Hwy678/
Hweitt677/
Wyi677/
Wgi676/
Chwich676/
Chweih674/
Wwi674/
Hwj673/
Chwitt672/
Hwaaid671/
Hweich671/
H'Weij671/
Hweitz671/
Hwaaia671/

Hwi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hwi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻫﺎﻭﻱhawy-

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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 Hwi
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