Hawas Surname
Approximately 21,872 people bear this surname
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'.
Read More About This SurnameHawas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 11,349 | 1:8,101 | 989 |
| Libya | 5,535 | 1:1,128 | 293 |
| Iraq | 1,582 | 1:22,138 | 1,230 |
| Ethiopia | 1,288 | 1:75,735 | 7,282 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,232 | 1:25,045 | 3,507 |
| Pakistan | 245 | 1:729,159 | 10,786 |
| Afghanistan | 161 | 1:199,709 | 3,778 |
| Iran | 100 | 1:767,825 | 39,004 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| United Arab Emirates | 54 | 1:169,672 | 12,566 |
| Chile | 40 | 1:440,412 | 11,644 |
| Tunisia | 36 | 1:16,962 | 2,726 |
| United States | 23 | 1:15,759,084 | 542,937 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| Sweden | 18 | 1:547,042 | 39,827 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| Syria | 12 | 1:1,608,418 | 8,291 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Yemen | 10 | 1:2,642,529 | 14,606 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Nepal | 5 | 1:5,696,191 | 13,053 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Palestine | 2 | 1:2,274,424 | 17,661 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
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.
- nouraamaritHawas Demographics
Average Hawas Salary in
United States
$74,861 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Hawas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hawas in the Arabic language | ||
| حواس | hwas | - |
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