Hwais Surname

272,960th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,425 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Hwais Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hwais Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen5971:44,2633,699
Iraq5081:68,9402,383
Lebanon2191:25,7402,844
United Arab Emirates981:93,4938,327
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Hwais Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hwais is found in Yemen more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hwais? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 272,960th most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 5,114,067 people. The surname Hwais occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Hwais reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 51 percent reside in Levant.

This last name is most widespread in Yemen, where it is borne by 597 people, or 1 in 44,263. In Yemen it is most common in: Sa'dah Governorate, where 42 percent live, Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 28 percent live and Taiz Governorate, where 22 percent live. Beside Yemen Hwais occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 36 percent live and Lebanon, where 15 percent live.

Hwais Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Hwais surname is chiefly Maronite (92%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hwaish912,129/
Khwais9138/
Wais8916,586/
Hwas8975/
Hwis892/
Waais809,441/
Waiss802,459/
Hwish801,763/
Hwash80433/
Waise80295/
Khwas80285/
Waish80103/
Wayis8064/
Wajis8035/
Hwass8033/
Waies8017/
Waihs8015/
Whais8014/
Chwas8013/
Hwaiz8011/
Waisz806/
Khwis805/
Waias803/
Hwase801/
Waisd801/
Hwast801/
Hweis801/
Hwist801/
Jwais801/
Hwies801/
Hwaas800/
Was755,543/
Wis751,131/
Chwist73564/
Wayise73273/
Waisse7399/
Khweis7365/
Waitts7349/
Waishe7327/
Chwasz7312/
Waisch739/
Khwiss739/
Wa'eis734/
Hwasse734/
Khwaas734/
Waishh734/
Khvais733/
Wajish733/
Khwase731/
Hwashe731/
Hwatts731/
Waiess731/
Whaiss731/
Waiahs731/
Khwass731/
Waggis731/
Wa'ais731/
Hbaish731/
Wahais731/
Waaish731/
Khwish731/
Waiest730/
Wise67118,808/
Weis6743,949/
Bais6724,319/
Wase6713,494/
Wass678,568/
Vais676,719/
Waas676,668/
Wash676,336/
Wiss673,828/
Wajs673,097/
Wies673,064/
Wish672,198/
Huis671,864/
Waiz671,638/
Wisz671,539/
Ways671,032/
Wijs67403/
Huas67383/
Hvas67365/
Weas67350/
Wuis67221/
Waij67166/
Waiß67133/
Waisová6764/
Waus6753/
Hbas6732/
Khweiss6727/
Wahs6724/
Wois6716/
Vhas6716/
Wios6711/
Wisc6710/
Waïs679/
Hwes678/
Wahaish677/
Juhaish676/
Hwaz675/
Whis674/
Whas673/
Chwaich673/
Wasc673/
Wuas673/
Wgis673/
Wixs672/
Høwisch672/
Hvis671/
Hwaj671/
Hwiz671/
Vwas671/
Wisd671/
Wasj671/
Waıs671/
Waiasse671/
Hwij671/
Waxs671/
Waisova671/
Waitshe671/
Khwiess671/
Whaitts671/
Vwis671/
Wgas671/
Wisx671/
Wwas671/
Wwis671/
Hwac671/
Hwax671/
Hwix671/

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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 Hwais
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