Hwish Surname

229,706th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,763 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Hwish Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hwish Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq1,7081:20,5041,180
Syria451:428,9124,998
Yemen91:2,936,14415,216
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Hwish (35) may also be a first name.

Hwish Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hwish is borne by more people in Iraq than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hwish? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 229,706th most common family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 4,133,605 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Hwish are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 99 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 35 people.

The last name Hwish is most commonly occurring in Iraq, where it is held by 1,708 people, or 1 in 20,504. Apart from Iraq this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Syria, where 3 percent are found and Yemen, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hwaish912,129/
Khwish911/
Wish892,198/
Hwis892/
Høwisch832/
Huish802,387/
Wisch801,429/
Hwais801,425/
Wisth80383/
Whish80176/
Waish80103/
Weish8080/
Wishe8059/
Woish8030/
Khwis805/
Wishs805/
Wiszh801/
Hweis801/
Hwist801/
Vhish801/
Hwies801/
Hbish801/
Hwixh801/
Wis751,131/
Chwist73564/
Wiesch73230/
Hweesh73137/
Wischt7396/
Hbeish7380/
Weisch7377/
Woisch7367/
Khweis7365/
Khwais7338/
Wische7336/
Waishe7327/
Wishhe7326/
Hvisch7318/
Wischd7313/
Waisch739/
Khwiss739/
Chwich736/
Woishe734/
Waishh734/
Vhishe732/
Hweshe732/
Chuish732/
Hweich731/
Huishe731/
Wishce731/
Weissh731/
Weishe731/
Khwesh731/
W'Ishe731/
Wheish731/
Hbaish731/
Waaish731/
Khuish731/
Huisch730/
Wishsh730/
Wistch730/
Wise67118,808/
Weis6743,949/
Wais6716,586/
Bish676,668/
Vish675,259/
Wich674,084/
Wiss673,828/
Wies673,064/
Huis671,864/
Wisz671,539/
Wesh67523/
Wijs67403/
Wuis67221/
Weische67209/
Weisæth6753/
Khweiss6727/
Wois6716/
Wihs6714/
Wios6711/
Wisc6710/
Hwes678/
Wahaish677/
Juhaish676/
Chweich676/
Whis674/
Ouheish673/
Uish673/
Wysh673/
Chwaich673/
Wgis673/
Wizh672/
Wixs672/
Hvis671/
Hwiz671/
Chweshe671/
Wisd671/
Wittsch671/
Weisseh671/
Hwij671/
Waitshe671/
Woische671/
Baheish671/
Vwis671/
Wisx671/
Wihc671/
Wihz671/
Wwis671/
Hwix671/
Khveish671/

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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 Hwish
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