Ghawas Surname

283,122nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,361 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Ghawas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghawas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan1,0911:163,7434,294
Thailand701:1,009,119153,242
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
India351:21,916,154310,282
Qatar341:69,3536,725
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Oman41:921,9937,313
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Ghawas (111) may also be a first name.

Ghawas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ghawas (Marathi: घावस) occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghawas? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ghawas is the 283,122nd most commonly held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 5,354,552 people. Ghawas occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Ghawas are found; 83 percent are found in South Asia and 80 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 890,531st most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 111 people.

The last name Ghawas is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is carried by 1,091 people, or 1 in 163,743. In Pakistan it is primarily found in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 90 percent reside, Sindh, where 5 percent reside and Punjab, where 3 percent reside. Other than Pakistan it exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 5 percent reside and Bahrain, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghawash9223/
Ghawaas9213/
Ghawase924/
Ghawass923/
Ghawast921/
Gawas9197,271/
Ghavas83400/
Gawase8361/
Gawash8342/
Ghabas8334/
Ghewas838/
Gawass833/
Gawaas832/
Gawais832/
Gahwas832/
Ghawaz832/
Ghowas831/
Gawast831/
Gauwas831/
Gawgas831/
Ghabash7723/
Gaweash775/
Gahwash775/
Gawadse774/
Ghavase774/
Ghabass771/
Ngawash771/
Gavas7320,838/
Gabas737,231/
Gawaz7353/
Gowas7335/
Gewas7326/
Gawaś7314/
Gawatsch717/
Ghavashe716/
Ghabaish711/
Gabais67440/
Gaivas67213/
Gavase67152/
Gavgas6789/
Gawatz6785/
Gabass6780/
Gayvas6769/
Gaubas6766/
Ghabaz6757/
Ghobas6744/
Gavash6726/
Gowash6720/
Gabash6716/
Gabľas6712/
Ghavaz6711/
Gauvas676/
Gaweys675/
Gavass674/
Gawwaz674/
Gavais673/
Gaibas672/
Gabaas672/
Ghabax672/
Gavast671/
Gewais671/
Ghavaj671/
Ngowas671/
Ghavac671/
Gabhas671/
Gaweis671/
Gaiuas670/

Ghawas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ghawas in the Marathi language
घावसghavasa93.75
धावसdhavasa6.25

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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 Ghawas
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