Hawas Surname

24,703rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,872 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Libya

Hawas Surname User-submission:

The surname Hawas has multiple meanings depending on how it is pronounced. Hawas means 'obsession' or 'mania' if it is pronounced ha-was. However, if the surname is pronounced haw-was, the meaning changes to 'roaring lion that roams at night, craving for food'.

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Hawas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt11,3491:8,101989
Libya5,5351:1,128293
Iraq1,5821:22,1381,230
Ethiopia1,2881:75,7357,282
Saudi Arabia1,2321:25,0453,507
Pakistan2451:729,15910,786
Afghanistan1611:199,7093,778
Iran1001:767,82539,004
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
United Arab Emirates541:169,67212,566
Chile401:440,41211,644
Tunisia361:16,9622,726
United States231:15,759,084542,937
England191:2,932,529101,561
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Syria121:1,608,4188,291
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Yemen101:2,642,52914,606
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Wales51:618,90625,852
Nepal51:5,696,19113,053
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Oman41:921,9937,313
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Palestine21:2,274,42417,661
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Hawas (4,635) may also be a first name.

Hawas Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Hawas has multiple meanings depending on how it is pronounced. Hawas means 'obsession' or 'mania' if it is pronounced ha-was. However, if the surname is pronounced haw-was, the meaning changes to 'roaring lion that roams at night, craving for food'. It is a masculine Arabic surname.

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Hawas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hawas (Arabic: حواس) occurs in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hawas? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 24,703rd most widespread surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 333,191 people. The surname Hawas is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Hawas are found; 77 percent are found in North Africa and 77 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 100,714th most common first name on earth It is held by 4,635 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is borne by 11,349 people, or 1 in 8,101. Besides Egypt this last name is found in 47 countries. It also occurs in Libya, where 25 percent are found and Iraq, where 7 percent are found.

Hawas Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Hawas earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 73.49% more than the national average, earning $74,861 USD per year and in Canada they earn 62.29% less than the national average, earning $18,736 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khawas9131,918/
Hawash9119,957/
Hawass9111,617/
Hawwas91884/
Hauwas91139/
Hawase9164/
Chawas9135/
Hawaas9116/
Haywas9115/
Ahawas912/
Hawads911/
Haways911/
Hawast911/
Awas896,557/
Khawash831,976/
Khawaas831,831/
Hawwash83626/
Khawase83220/
Hawwass8324/
Khawais8320/
Chaiwas8315/
Khauwas8310/
Hawaysh8310/
Khawass839/
Khawwas836/
Hawaaas836/
Hauwase834/
Hawasse833/
Khaways831/
Hawaash831/
Hauwaus831/
Chawase831/
Awais8073,522/
Hawaz803,559/
Habas802,953/
Awash802,804/
Havas802,472/
Awase801,176/
Aways80895/
Hawaj80338/
Hewas80119/
Awass8074/
Awuas8072/
Awaas8044/
Aywas8032/
Aawas8014/
Aiwas8014/
Auwas8010/
Awaus807/
Ahwas806/
Howas805/
Aweas805/
Awwas803/
Awaãs801/
Awasc801/
Khawwash778/
Khawashe776/
Chawashe771/
Khawasse771/
Chaiwase771/
Khawahsh771/
Khawaish771/
Habash7324,573/
Khavas733,314/
Chabas731,520/
Chavas73465/
Khawaz73396/
Hawach73243/
Haivas73215/
Awaiss73183/
Habais73136/
Awaise73126/
Haubas73111/
Havaas7372/
Khowas7367/
Havash7362/
Awaish7359/
Havass7344/
Aawais7336/
Habasz7333/
Hawaij7331/
Havase7327/
Hajwos7325/
Howash7324/
Ahwash7322/
Jawash7320/
Aswads7319/
Awashe7318/
Awasse7315/
Habass7313/
Awayss739/
Jawass737/
Hewash735/
Hovaas735/
Haavos735/
Ahavas734/
Aawash734/
Hauuas734/
Auwais734/
Awadss733/
Gawass733/
Chowas733/
Awaisc733/
Habhas733/
Awaais733/
Aiwase732/
Gawaas732/
Gawais732/
Ahwais732/
Gahwas732/
Chawaz732/
Habeas732/
Haweis731/
Howasz731/
Hhewas731/
Awwase731/
Habaas731/
Aawase731/
Hauwaj731/
Awahse731/
Awaase731/
Hawacz731/
Hawadj731/
Hawaiz731/
Haweys731/
Haswaz731/
Ahwass731/
Ajwash731/
Aswash731/
Awaisd731/
Awaisj731/
Awasht731/
Awaats731/
Awaays731/
Aweass731/
Ehwass731/
Chawac731/
Awatse731/
Awayst731/
Aewash731/
Aiwais731/
Eaways731/
Aswais731/
Gawgas731/
Johwas731/
Havast730/
Havaus730/
Awatts730/
Khawaahsh712/
Khawaahas711/
Abas67276,182/
Khavase671,774/
Awaz671,337/
Ewas671,044/
Avas67934/
Awaj67908/
Awos67349/
Ahwahsh67250/
Owas67244/
Chabash67195/
Khowash6764/
Habasch6740/
Khavash6734/
Khaivas6727/
Khowais6722/
Chawoos6721/
Aswaish6719/
Chaveas6716/
Hautvas6715/
Havhash6715/
Chhabas6713/
Khawous6712/
Awaisse6711/
Chahuas6711/
Chavase679/
Chawach679/
Hawaich679/
Chawaij678/
Khavass677/
Chawosh676/
Haavaas676/
Chavash675/
Gaweash675/
Chavais675/
Ashwash675/
Ahwasse675/
Gahwash675/
Jahwash674/
Habaish674/
Chaivas673/
Aawaish673/
Jawwash673/
Haibash673/
Havashe672/
Haywoos672/
Awaiseh672/
Hajwosz672/
Havasse672/
Khavais671/
Khowase671/
Chowass671/
Chauvas671/
Chavhas671/
Cheavas671/
Chawarz671/
Haweyse671/
Khouwas671/
Haavash671/
Awashse671/
Awaysse671/
Aweaseh671/
Chaavas671/
Khavaas671/
Jhaubas671/
Habassh671/
Awax671/
Hawahij671/
Haivash671/
Howaiss671/
Hewaish671/
Khawaashsh671/
Hawoods670/
Jayways670/

Hawas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hawas in the Arabic language
حواسhwas-

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