Alwis Surname
Approximately 46,564 people bear this surname
Alwis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 45,023 | 1:462 | 52 |
| Indonesia | 617 | 1:214,342 | 20,114 |
| United Arab Emirates | 223 | 1:41,086 | 4,260 |
| Australia | 155 | 1:174,166 | 17,758 |
| England | 93 | 1:599,119 | 35,891 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| United States | 59 | 1:6,143,372 | 295,589 |
| Qatar | 53 | 1:44,491 | 4,459 |
| Papua New Guinea | 48 | 1:169,869 | 23,574 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Canada | 29 | 1:1,270,538 | 90,455 |
| Philippines | 25 | 1:4,049,529 | 157,830 |
| New Zealand | 20 | 1:226,416 | 21,878 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Germany | 16 | 1:5,031,591 | 189,895 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Maldives | 4 | 1:101,043 | 3,565 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Alwis (1,970) may also be a first name.
Alwis Demographics
Average Alwis Salary in
United States
$77,750 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Alwis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alwis Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Alwis (Marathi: अलवीस) occurs most in Sri Lanka. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Alwis click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alwis? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 12,062nd most frequent last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 156,506 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Alwis live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Alwis is also the 170,600th most common given name on earth, borne by 1,970 people.
The surname Alwis is most frequently held in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 45,023 people, or 1 in 462. Not including Sri Lanka this last name occurs in 36 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 1 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside.
Alwis Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Alwis last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% being registered with the party.
The amount Alwis earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 80.19% more than the national average, earning $77,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.68% more than the national average, earning $60,452 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alwis Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alwis in the Marathi language | ||
| अलवीस | alavisa | - |
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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 Alwis
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