Surname Hwah (Hwah 
) , worldwide, is quite a rare family name. The cognomen Hwah is habitual in Malaysia, where it is quite a rare surname, Taiwan, where it is a rare surname, and New Zealand, where it is a very rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Malaysia, Taiwan, and China. Much less frequently, Hwah is the forename as well as the last name.