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

The surname Hwo is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hwo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hwo is the 2,506,728th most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 71 percent of Hwo reside; 63 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 61 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,590,275th most numerous given name globally, held by 41 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 5,086,507. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: East Java, where 69 percent reside and Central Java, where 31 percent reside. Not including Indonesia Hwo exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 17 percent reside and Canada, where 10 percent reside.

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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