Hwo Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Hwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia261:5,086,507239,866
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Hwo (41) may also be a first name.

Hwo Last Name Facts

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

Hwo is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Hwo.

How Common Is The Last Name Hwo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,506,728th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. The surname Hwo is predominantly found in Asia, where 71 percent of Hwo live; 63 percent live in Southeast Asia and 61 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,590,275th most commonly held given name at a global level. It is borne by 41 people.

The surname is most common in Indonesia, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 5,086,507. In Indonesia Hwo is primarily found in: East Java, where 69 percent live and Central Java, where 31 percent live. Without taking into account Indonesia this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 17 percent live and Canada, where 10 percent live.

Hwo Last Name Statistics demography

Hwo earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 5.03% more than the national average, earning $52,184 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khwo8610/
Hwoh864/
Chwo863/
Hwop862/
Hwoo862/
Hwoz861/
Hwoy861/
Hwoj861/
Hwoi861/
Hwoa861/
Wo807,678/
Chwoa751/
Chwop751/
Chwho751/
Hwopp750/
Huo671,090,410/
Woo6755,593/
Hwa6719,965/
Wuo673,077/
Woy671,627/
Woi671,299/
Woh67907/
Wou67599/
Woa67291/
Who6795/
Woj6730/
Vho6722/
Hvo6711/
Hbo6710/
Woš679/
Vwo675/
Woï673/
Wwo673/
Chwost671/
Chhwoa671/

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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 Hwo
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