Hwl Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Hwl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hwl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq681:515,0248,412
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Hwl (19) may also be a first name.

Hwl Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hwl has its highest incidence in Iraq. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Hwl.

How Common Is The Last Name Hwl? popularity and diffusion

Hwl is the 1,980,395th most frequent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 89 percent of Hwl are found; 76 percent are found in West Asia and 76 percent are found in Levant. Hwl is also the 2,523,061st most numerous given name world-wide, held by 19 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Iraq, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 515,024. Aside from Iraq this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 11 percent live and Ethiopia, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hwel8651/
Hwyl8611/
Khwl864/
Hwil862/
Hjwl861/
Hwle861/
Hwll860/
Wl80439/
Chwil75238/
Chwyl75109/
Hwlth7539/
Hwell752/
Khwle752/
Hweel751/
Hweld751/
Chwle751/
Chhwl751/
Wel672,606/
Wil671,723/
Wll67148/
Hbl6776/
Wlh6743/
Wle6738/
Wyl6719/
Whl6710/
Wwl679/
Vhl679/
Wld678/
Hvl675/
Hwoell673/
Vwl672/
Chweel672/
Wél671/
Chwiel671/
Chhwlh671/
Hwlett670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Hwl
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