Hwy Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Hwy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Hwy (116) may also be a first name.
Hwy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hwy Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hwy occurs in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Hwy.
How Common Is The Last Name Hwy? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,723,624th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Hwy reside; 100 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 88 percent reside in Tai-Asia. Hwy is also the 868,627th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 116 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Thailand, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 10,091,192. In Thailand Hwy is most numerous in: Udon Thani Province, where 57 percent live, Chiang Mai Province, where 14 percent live and Phang Nga Province, where 14 percent live. Not including Thailand this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Malaysia, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hway | 86 | 61 | / |
| Hwey | 86 | 14 | / |
| Chwy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hwiy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hwyi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hwoy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wy | 80 | 604 | / |
| Chwyć | 75 | 136 | / |
| Chway | 75 | 18 | / |
| Hwehy | 75 | 9 | / |
| Khway | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chwey | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chwyś | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chwyt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Way | 67 | 46,255 | / |
| Hwa | 67 | 19,965 | / |
| Wey | 67 | 6,103 | / |
| Woy | 67 | 1,627 | / |
| Hwe | 67 | 472 | / |
| Hwi | 67 | 375 | / |
| Why | 67 | 219 | / |
| Wiy | 67 | 170 | / |
| Wuy | 67 | 114 | / |
| Vhy | 67 | 45 | / |
| Wyy | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wyß | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hby | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wyi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wyh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vwy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hwj | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hvy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wwy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hwayje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wáy | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Hwy
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis