Cawas Surname

354,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,025 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Cawas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cawas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,0091:100,33517,521
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Cawas (119) may also be a first name.

Cawas Last Name Facts

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

Cawas (Marathi: चावास) is found in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cawas? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 354,857th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 7,109,801 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Cawas are found; 98 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 98 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 856,040th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 119 people.

Cawas is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is held by 1,009 people, or 1 in 100,335. In The Philippines it is primarily found in: Cordillera Administrative Region, where 26 percent reside, Central Visayas, where 25 percent reside and Calabarzon, where 19 percent reside. Apart from The Philippines Cawas exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 0 percent reside and Taiwan, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chawas9135/
Caways919/
Cawass911/
Cawast911/
Chaiwas8315/
Tchawas8312/
Chawase831/
Kawas805,971/
Cabas804,868/
Qawas801,527/
Cavas801,016/
Cowas8069/
Zawas8011/
Cawos801/
Cawac801/
Chawashe771/
Chaiwase771/
Kawase7347,173/
Khawas7331,918/
Cabais732,455/
Kawash731,884/
Chabas731,520/
Cahuas731,042/
Cabaas73691/
Kawass73585/
Caabas73578/
Chavas73465/
Caybas73191/
Cauvas7359/
Cabass7354/
Cavaas7341/
Kawwas7323/
Csavas7323/
Qawwas7322/
Kaiwas7317/
Cavais7311/
Caubas739/
Cabeas738/
Qawash738/
Casuas737/
Cabash737/
Caibas736/
Cowass733/
Qawass733/
Cavazs733/
Chowas733/
Cobaas733/
Tsawas733/
Quawas732/
Coewas732/
Qawast732/
Chawaz732/
Caevas732/
Kawgas731/
Kaswas731/
Caivas731/
Cavass731/
Hkawas731/
Kawais731/
Kawaus731/
Cabaus731/
Caabos731/
Cabajs731/
Czabas731/
Casvas731/
Zawash731/
Cajuas731/
Kaewas731/
Cowash730/
Zeawas730/
Cowast730/
Cowaus730/
Khawash671,976/
Khawaas671,831/
Qahwash67667/
Khawase67220/
Chabash67195/
Kahwash67140/
Kawasse6774/
Cavasse6774/
Kawasch6736/
Chawoos6721/
Khawais6720/
Kawaase6718/
Chaveas6716/
Khaswas6714/
Chhabas6713/
Chahuas6711/
Khauwas6710/
Kawaish6710/
Chavase679/
Khawass679/
Chowhas678/
Kawwass676/
Chawosh676/
Khawwas676/
Ccahuas676/
Chavash675/
Chavais675/
Kawadse674/
Kaywash674/
Chaivas673/
Kawashe673/
Kaawash672/
Kahawas671/
Kaiswas671/
Chowass671/
Chauvas671/
Chavhas671/
Cheavas671/
Kaswase671/
Kawaysh671/
Khaways671/
Chaavas671/
Cawoods671/
Khawads671/
Kauways671/
Kaswash671/
Cavasce670/

Cawas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cawas in the Marathi language
चावासcavasa-

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