Fawz Surname

227,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,782 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Fawz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fawz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen8211:32,1873,003
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Iraq1831:191,3754,515
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Lebanon931:60,6144,625
Afghanistan581:554,3656,714
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Palestine41:1,137,21216,054
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
England11:55,718,059489,080
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010

Fawz (3,213) may also be a first name.

Fawz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fawz (Arabic: فوز) is found in Yemen more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Fawz.

How Common Is The Last Name Fawz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 227,600th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,089,532 people. Fawz is mostly found in Asia, where 77 percent of Fawz reside; 74 percent reside in West Asia and 58 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. Fawz is also the 126,613th most widespread first name globally, borne by 3,213 people.

The last name is most frequent in Yemen, where it is carried by 821 people, or 1 in 32,187. In Yemen Fawz is most frequent in: Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 40 percent live, Taiz Governorate, where 40 percent live and Aden Governorate, where 8 percent live. Beside Yemen this surname exists in 25 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 14 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 11 percent live.

Fawz Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Fawz last name is predominantly Shiite (86%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fawzt899/
Fawzh891/
Faywz891/
Feawz891/
Pfawz890/
Fabz7527/
Fowz759/
Fawx754/
Fewz754/
Faws754/
Favz751/
Fawc751/
Faufz674/
Faibz671/
Fowtz671/
Fajws671/
Fawss671/
Fawci671/
Fawce670/
Fawst670/
Fawse670/

Fawz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fawz in the Arabic language
فوزfwz-

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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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  • 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 Fawz
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