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
The surname Hwy occurs in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Hwy? popularity and diffusion
The surname Hwy is the 6,723,624th most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Hwy occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Hwy are found; 100 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 88 percent are found in Tai-Asia. It is also the 868,627th most widely held forename globally, borne by 116 people.
The last name Hwy is most commonly held in Thailand, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 10,091,192. In Thailand it is most common in: Udon Thani Province, where 57 percent are found, Chiang Mai Province, where 14 percent are found and Phang Nga Province, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Thailand this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 13 percent are found.
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
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