Hawz Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Hawz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hawz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan411:784,2248,247
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Hawz (32) may also be a first name.

Hawz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hawz (Arabic: عحوز) occurs most in Afghanistan. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hawz? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hawz is the 2,746,821st most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Hawz are found; 90 percent are found in South Asia and 90 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Hawz is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently used forename world-wide. It is borne by 32 people.

The last name is most widely held in Afghanistan, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 784,224. In Afghanistan Hawz is mostly concentrated in: Kabul, where 22 percent reside, Baghlan, where 17 percent reside and Kunar, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Afghanistan this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 8 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chawz891/
Awz8615/
Haws756,048/
Hafz751,144/
Habz75587/
Howz7510/
Gawz752/
Aiwz751/
Hawx751/
Hawc751/
Awzh751/
Awzp751/
Awzz751/
Havz751/
Hewz750/
Hawse67628/
Hafzh6716/
Chavz6716/
Haffz6715/
Haifz6712/
Howtz677/
Khaws675/
Chaws675/
Chabz675/
Chowz675/
Hafzt672/
Havtz672/
Hafız672/
Haewß672/
Heewz672/
Hajbz671/
Heiwz671/
Haews671/
Hafzz671/
Hawsh671/
Hewtz670/
Hawss670/
Heaws670/
Hawst670/
Hawch670/

Hawz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hawz in the Arabic language
عحوزhwz-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Hawz
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