Amwas Surname
Approximately 500 people bear this surname
Amwas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestine | 321 | 1:14,171 | 2,551 |
| Yemen | 103 | 1:256,556 | 9,308 |
| Jordan | 67 | 1:131,977 | 7,995 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Amwas (20) may also be a first name.
Amwas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amwas Come From? nationality or country of origin
Amwas is found most in Palestine. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Amwas click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amwas? popularity and diffusion
Amwas is the 616,129th most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,575,092 people. The surname Amwas occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Amwas reside; 99 percent reside in West Asia and 78 percent reside in Levant. Amwas is also the 2,446,817th most frequently occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 20 people.
Amwas is most frequently used in Palestine, where it is carried by 321 people, or 1 in 14,171. In Palestine it is mostly concentrated in: Hebron Governorate, where 98 percent are found, Jenin Governorate, where 1 percent are found and North Gaza Governorate, where 0 percent are found. Outside of Palestine Amwas is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Yemen, where 21 percent are found and Jordan, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amwash | 91 | 25 | / |
| Amwais | 91 | 24 | / |
| Amwast | 91 | 1 | / |
| Amwasht | 83 | 5 | / |
| Hamwais | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hamways | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ambas | 80 | 4,075 | / |
| Anwas | 80 | 422 | / |
| Emwas | 80 | 199 | / |
| Amwaj | 80 | 12 | / |
| Amuas | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hamvas | 73 | 669 | / |
| Anwash | 73 | 617 | / |
| Anwase | 73 | 166 | / |
| Ganwas | 73 | 147 | / |
| Ambass | 73 | 139 | / |
| Hambas | 73 | 63 | / |
| Aumbas | 73 | 49 | / |
| Ambais | 73 | 46 | / |
| Ambash | 73 | 29 | / |
| Đambas | 73 | 12 | / |
| Gamvas | 73 | 4 | / |
| Amvast | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ambaas | 73 | 3 | / |
| Anwais | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hanwas | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ambaus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amuase | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ajmwaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amweys | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amwadj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hamuas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ambasch | 67 | 43 | / |
| Hambash | 67 | 11 | / |
| Amvasth | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hamwach | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hambass | 67 | 2 | / |
| Amvasht | 67 | 2 | / |
| Anwaish | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eamwach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amwoshe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emwaish | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hambais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anwatts | 67 | 1 | / |
| Annways | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Amwas
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