Alwahsh Surname
Approximately 4,783 people bear this surname
Alwahsh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 2,594 | 1:10,187 | 1,272 |
| Palestine | 1,201 | 1:3,788 | 850 |
| Saudi Arabia | 557 | 1:55,396 | 7,891 |
| Egypt | 336 | 1:273,618 | 18,414 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Syria | 31 | 1:622,614 | 5,649 |
| United Arab Emirates | 7 | 1:1,308,896 | 51,006 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Alwahsh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alwahsh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Alwahsh occurs in Yemen more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alwahsh? popularity and diffusion
It is the 99,055th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,523,635 people. The surname Alwahsh is mostly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Alwahsh live; 93 percent live in West Asia and 67 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.
This last name is most widespread in Yemen, where it is carried by 2,594 people, or 1 in 10,187. In Yemen it is most frequent in: Taiz Governorate, where 31 percent are found, Ibb Governorate, where 27 percent are found and Sa'dah Governorate, where 10 percent are found. Besides Yemen this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Palestine, where 25 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 12 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alwash | 92 | 205 | / |
| Alwahs | 92 | 4 | / |
| Alwahaish | 88 | 1 | / |
| Elwahsh | 86 | 3,461 | / |
| Alhwash | 86 | 5 | / |
| Alwahas | 86 | 4 | / |
| Alwhash | 86 | 4 | / |
| Halwahs | 86 | 3 | / |
| Alwashe | 86 | 3 | / |
| Albahsh | 86 | 2 | / |
| Alwas | 83 | 108 | / |
| Hallwahs | 80 | 7 | / |
| Elwahshh | 80 | 4 | / |
| Albahash | 80 | 3 | / |
| Alwahaas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Alhwaish | 80 | 1 | / |
| Alwais | 77 | 3,207 | / |
| Albash | 77 | 783 | / |
| Halwas | 77 | 310 | / |
| Alwast | 77 | 251 | / |
| Always | 77 | 26 | / |
| Elwash | 77 | 9 | / |
| Alwach | 77 | 5 | / |
| Alvash | 77 | 5 | / |
| Alwosh | 77 | 3 | / |
| Alhwas | 77 | 2 | / |
| Alwass | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aluash | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hallwas | 71 | 217 | / |
| Allways | 71 | 30 | / |
| Halbash | 71 | 17 | / |
| Alwaise | 71 | 11 | / |
| Elwhash | 71 | 10 | / |
| Halwass | 71 | 10 | / |
| Aluhash | 71 | 3 | / |
| Aalbash | 71 | 2 | / |
| Alwaiss | 71 | 2 | / |
| Alweish | 71 | 1 | / |
| Albashs | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alhwais | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alwatch | 71 | 1 | / |
| Galwasz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Halwach | 71 | 0 | / |
| Aulbash | 71 | 0 | / |
| Albas | 67 | 860 | / |
| Alwaz | 67 | 520 | / |
| Aluas | 67 | 462 | / |
| Alvas | 67 | 300 | / |
| Elwas | 67 | 95 | / |
| Hallwass | 67 | 75 | / |
| Alwax | 67 | 3 | / |
| Olwas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hallwach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Allwatch | 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
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- 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 Alwahsh
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