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
Fawaz (Arabic: الفواز, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻮﺍﺯ, Hindi: फवाज़) is more commonly found in Syria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Fawaz click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fawaz? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 10,121st most commonly used last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 130,913 people. Fawaz occurs mostly in Asia, where 70 percent of Fawaz are found; 67 percent are found in West Asia and 53 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 8,718th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 118,272 people.
The last name Fawaz is most frequent in Syria, where it is held by 15,175 people, or 1 in 1,272. In Syria Fawaz is primarily found in: Daraa Governorate, where 26 percent reside, Al-Suwayda Governorate, where 17 percent reside and Damascus Governorate, where 17 percent reside. Outside of Syria this last name is found in 91 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 24 percent reside and Lebanon, where 16 percent reside.
Fawaz Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Shiite (70%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Fawaz last name are 18.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.71% being registered to vote for the 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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