Arwas Surname

1,111,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 219 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Arwas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arwas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia681:1,944,841122,869
England461:1,211,26256,182
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Poland191:2,000,46098,816
Venezuela191:1,589,68820,788
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Arwas (20) may also be a first name.

Arwas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Arwas (Arabic: ارواس, Marathi: आरवास) is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arwas? popularity and diffusion

The surname Arwas is the 1,111,382nd most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 33,276,465 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 37 percent of Arwas live; 31 percent live in Southeast Asia and 31 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Arwas is also the 2,446,817th most frequently held forename in the world, held by 20 people.

The surname Arwas is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 1,944,841. In Indonesia Arwas is most numerous in: South Sumatra, where 94 percent live and East Java, where 6 percent live. Other than Indonesia this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also common in England, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 16 percent live.

Arwas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Arwas are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

Arwas earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.14% more than the national average, earning $47,523 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harwas91135/
Arwais919/
Harwash83366/
Aerwais8315/
Airways8311/
Arvas805,529/
Arbas801,441/
Arwaj80290/
Arwaz8014/
Aruas806/
Arwax804/
Erwas800/
Hairways774/
Harbas73320/
Garvas73107/
Arbash73101/
Haruas7385/
Harvas7362/
Arruas7337/
Aruaas7331/
Orwase7328/
Arbais7310/
Arwaaz736/
Arvats733/
Herwas732/
Harwaś732/
Arwaax732/
Arwacz731/
Arbaas731/
Garwaz731/
Arvash731/
Arwaiz731/
Arvais731/
Arwaaj731/
Arbass731/
Arrbas731/
Harwaj731/
Arbays731/
Arbeas731/
Arweis731/
Earvas730/
Earbas730/
Arveas730/
Harbash67822/
Garvais6797/
Harvais6718/
Atrvash6717/
Earvase6711/
Harbass6710/
Arbasch677/
Harhuas677/
Garhuas672/
Arwoods672/
Harbais671/
Harvast671/
Harbasz671/
Harwoos671/
Garvash671/
Arvaash671/
Arrruas671/
Harvass671/
Arwache671/

Arwas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arwas in the Marathi language
आरवासaravasa-
Arwas in the Arabic language
ارواسarwas-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Arwas
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