Arwish Surname

1,210,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Arwish Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arwish Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1531:501,84729,764
Iraq371:946,53112,381
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Arwish (25) may also be a first name.

Arwish Last Name Facts

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

The surname Arwish occurs most in Iran. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arwish? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,210,518th most frequently used last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 37,564,670 people. The last name Arwish is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Arwish reside; 79 percent reside in South Asia and 79 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 25 people.

The last name Arwish is most commonly used in Iran, where it is held by 153 people, or 1 in 501,847. In Iran Arwish is most common in: Khuzestan Province, where 35 percent reside, Ardabil Province, where 24 percent reside and Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Iran this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 19 percent reside and Malaysia, where 1 percent reside.

Arwish Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Arwish has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Arwish surname decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harwish929/
Garwish920/
Arwis9180/
Garwisch861/
Arvish83111/
Harwis8391/
Arwais839/
Arwesh834/
Arbish833/
Arweis831/
Arwich831/
Arwise830/
Harbish77115/
Harwich7795/
Harvish7731/
Garvish7715/
Aerwais7715/
Harwiss7710/
Arweesh771/
Haruish771/
Garwysh771/
Arvisch771/
Erwisch770/
Arbis732,758/
Arvis73672/
Erwis73460/
Arwiz734/
Aruis733/
Arwes732/
Arwic731/
Orwis730/
Harbisch7160/
Garvisch7111/
Hatrwich711/
Arveiseh711/
Harwitch711/
Harrwich711/
Arbuis67743/
Garvis67670/
Arbois67403/
Arhuis67347/
Harvis67216/
Arvois67210/
Harwes6767/
Herwis6744/
Harbis6743/
Harwix6711/
Arbais6710/
Garwes679/
Orbish676/
Arwicz674/
Arvios673/
Arvich673/
Arvise673/
Arvesh672/
Haruis672/
Arvies671/
Orwich671/
Harwiz671/
Arwaiz671/
Arvais671/
Arbeis671/
Aarvis671/
Arvist671/
Orwise671/
Arbesh671/
Arwees671/

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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 Arwish
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