Fawaz Surname
Approximately 55,667 people bear this surname
Fawaz Surname User-submission:
Fawaz means to be 'victorious' or to be 'saved' in Arabic. People bearing this family name are found in many parts of Lebanon. There are Christians, Shia Muslims and Sunni Muslims who bear the family name. The Shia members of this family in Lebanon are found in the southern Lebanese villages of Jwayyah (where the Darwish family is an offshoot), Tibnin, Abassiyeh, Ghassaniyyeh, Ansar and Seir al-Gharbiyyeh.
Read More About This SurnameFawaz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 15,175 | 1:1,272 | 170 |
| Egypt | 13,210 | 1:6,960 | 850 |
| Lebanon | 8,882 | 1:635 | 114 |
| Saudi Arabia | 5,923 | 1:5,209 | 718 |
| Jordan | 2,694 | 1:3,282 | 662 |
| Iraq | 2,583 | 1:13,559 | 951 |
| Sri Lanka | 1,243 | 1:16,741 | 2,341 |
| United States | 1,033 | 1:350,880 | 31,442 |
| Israel | 714 | 1:11,985 | 1,837 |
| Ghana | 693 | 1:38,991 | 4,481 |
| Kuwait | 607 | 1:6,261 | 861 |
| Pakistan | 526 | 1:339,627 | 6,802 |
| United Arab Emirates | 310 | 1:29,556 | 3,247 |
| France | 264 | 1:251,601 | 38,869 |
| Canada | 191 | 1:192,909 | 18,967 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| India | 170 | 1:4,512,149 | 117,295 |
| England | 153 | 1:364,170 | 25,923 |
| Qatar | 122 | 1:19,328 | 2,128 |
| Bahrain | 103 | 1:13,093 | 2,472 |
| Sweden | 80 | 1:123,084 | 8,745 |
| Senegal | 72 | 1:202,491 | 1,421 |
| Guinea | 69 | 1:171,505 | 960 |
| Nigeria | 48 | 1:3,690,474 | 107,175 |
| Indonesia | 43 | 1:3,075,563 | 171,061 |
| Australia | 42 | 1:642,755 | 44,739 |
| Brazil | 39 | 1:5,489,085 | 137,424 |
| Yemen | 38 | 1:695,402 | 11,077 |
| Ivory Coast | 32 | 1:720,976 | 19,991 |
| Spain | 31 | 1:1,508,130 | 46,256 |
| Germany | 31 | 1:2,596,950 | 129,424 |
| Maldives | 29 | 1:13,937 | 1,013 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Liberia | 26 | 1:169,559 | 11,793 |
| Sierra Leone | 25 | 1:283,585 | 406 |
| Switzerland | 22 | 1:373,314 | 28,226 |
| Malaysia | 21 | 1:1,404,487 | 59,312 |
| Belgium | 19 | 1:605,087 | 54,956 |
| Mauritania | 15 | 1:272,991 | 12,403 |
| Palestine | 14 | 1:324,918 | 11,054 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Oman | 11 | 1:335,270 | 4,992 |
| Argentina | 11 | 1:3,885,765 | 145,016 |
| Chile | 10 | 1:1,761,647 | 27,489 |
| Mali | 9 | 1:1,885,448 | 1,868 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Tunisia | 5 | 1:122,125 | 16,050 |
| Burkina Faso | 5 | 1:3,670,420 | 19,318 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Congo | 3 | 1:1,663,032 | 27,638 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
Fawaz (118,272) may also be a first name.
Fawaz Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Fawaz means to be 'victorious' or to be 'saved' in Arabic. People bearing this family name are found in many parts of Lebanon. There are Christians, Shia Muslims and Sunni Muslims who bear the family name. The Shia members of this family in Lebanon are found in the southern Lebanese villages of Jwayyah (where the Darwish family is an offshoot), Tibnin, Abassiyeh, Ghassaniyyeh, Ansar and Seir al-Gharbiyyeh. The Sunni members of this family in Lebanon are found in town of Chhim. The Christian members of this family in Lebanon are found in Jun, Mimaas, and Beirut. This family is has its origin in Ajloon (eastern Jordan) and Deir az-Zoor (Syria) and a part of Iraq.
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Fawaz Religious Adherence
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Fawaz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fawaz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fawaz (Arabic: الفواز, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻮﺍﺯ, Hindi: फवाज़) is carried by more people in Syria than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fawaz? popularity and diffusion
It is the 10,121st most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 130,913 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 70 percent of Fawaz live; 67 percent live in West Asia and 53 percent live in Levant. Fawaz is also the 8,718th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 118,272 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Syria, where it is held by 15,175 people, or 1 in 1,272. In Syria Fawaz is mostly found in: Daraa Governorate, where 26 percent are found, Al-Suwayda Governorate, where 17 percent are found and Damascus Governorate, where 17 percent are found. Beside Syria Fawaz is found in 91 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 24 percent are found and Lebanon, where 16 percent are found.
Fawaz Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Fawaz last name is predominantly Shiite (70%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Fawaz surname are 18.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.71% registered with the political party.
The amount Fawaz earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 238.79% more than the national average, earning R 805,092 per year; in United States they earn 18.55% more than the national average, earning $51,152 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.9% less than the national average, earning $48,740 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fawwaz | 91 | 1,598 | / |
| Fawaiz | 91 | 19 | / |
| Fawaaz | 91 | 18 | / |
| Fauwaz | 91 | 8 | / |
| Fawadz | 91 | 2 | / |
| Fawazz | 91 | 2 | / |
| Fawaidz | 83 | 19 | / |
| Faawazs | 83 | 1 | / |
| Faawasz | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fawas | 80 | 1,020 | / |
| Fabaz | 80 | 142 | / |
| Favaz | 80 | 125 | / |
| Fowaz | 80 | 10 | / |
| Fewaz | 80 | 3 | / |
| Fawaj | 80 | 3 | / |
| Vawaz | 80 | 2 | / |
| Fawax | 80 | 1 | / |
| Faiwas | 73 | 58 | / |
| Fabatz | 73 | 30 | / |
| Fawwas | 73 | 18 | / |
| Favaaz | 73 | 10 | / |
| Fawash | 73 | 10 | / |
| Fawais | 73 | 8 | / |
| Fayvaz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fawaas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Favasz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Faivaz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fawadj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fawase | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fawwaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fawast | 73 | 1 | / |
| Favazz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Favazp | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fhabazz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fawache | 67 | 1 | / |
Fawaz Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fawaz in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻓﻮﺍﺯ | fwaz | - |
| Fawaz in the Hindi language | ||
| फवाज़ | phavaza | 50 |
| फव्वाज़ | phavvaza | 50 |
| Fawaz in the Arabic language | ||
| الفواز | alfwaz | - |
| فوآز | fwaz | - |
| فوّاز | fwaz | - |
| فواز | fwaz | - |
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