Anwas Surname

698,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 422 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Anwas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anwas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia3751:352,66530,497
Pakistan191:9,402,31046,838
India91:85,229,487684,495
England81:6,964,757184,742
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Anwas (361) may also be a first name.

Anwas Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Anwas Come From? nationality or country of origin

Anwas (Hindi: अनवास) has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Anwas? popularity and diffusion

It is the 698,433rd most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 17,269,066 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Anwas reside; 90 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 89 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 458,188th most commonly held given name in the world It is held by 361 people.

The surname Anwas is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 375 people, or 1 in 352,665. In Indonesia Anwas is mostly found in: West Java, where 76 percent live, Central Java, where 9 percent live and Lampung, where 6 percent live. Barring Indonesia this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 5 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Anwash91617/
Anwase91166/
Ganwas91147/
Hanwas912/
Anwais912/
Aenwas911/
Anwaish831/
Anwatts831/
Annways830/
Amwas80500/
Anwaz80160/
Anuas8031/
Anbas8023/
Anvas8015/
Anwac8011/
Onwas802/
Anwaj801/
Amwash7325/
Amwais7324/
Hanwaz7320/
Anwaij7311/
Anwose736/
Anwaiz735/
Anbass734/
Anbash734/
Ganvas734/
Anvase732/
Onwuas731/
Anwarz731/
Anwazx731/
Anwayz731/
Anwazz731/
Anwach731/
Amwast731/
Aynewaush712/
Hanbash6727/
Amwasht675/
Hanwach671/
Anuashe671/
Anhuash671/
Hamwais671/
Hamways671/

Anwas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Anwas in the Hindi language
अनवासanavasa-

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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 Anwas
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