Hwais Surname
Approximately 1,425 people bear this surname
Hwais Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 597 | 1:44,263 | 3,699 |
| Iraq | 508 | 1:68,940 | 2,383 |
| Lebanon | 219 | 1:25,740 | 2,844 |
| United Arab Emirates | 98 | 1:93,493 | 8,327 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Hwais Demographics
Hwais Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Hwais Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hwais Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hwais is more commonly found in Yemen than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hwais? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 272,960th most numerous family name on earth, held by approximately 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 frequently occurring in Yemen, where it is held by 597 people, or 1 in 44,263. In Yemen it is primarily found in: Sa'dah Governorate, where 42 percent live, Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 28 percent live and Taiz Governorate, where 22 percent live. Beside Yemen it exists 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 last name is chiefly Maronite (92%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hwaish | 91 | 2,129 | / |
| Khwais | 91 | 38 | / |
| Wais | 89 | 16,586 | / |
| Hwas | 89 | 75 | / |
| Hwis | 89 | 2 | / |
| Waais | 80 | 9,441 | / |
| Waiss | 80 | 2,459 | / |
| Hwish | 80 | 1,763 | / |
| Hwash | 80 | 433 | / |
| Waise | 80 | 295 | / |
| Khwas | 80 | 285 | / |
| Waish | 80 | 103 | / |
| Wayis | 80 | 64 | / |
| Wajis | 80 | 35 | / |
| Hwass | 80 | 33 | / |
| Waies | 80 | 17 | / |
| Waihs | 80 | 15 | / |
| Whais | 80 | 14 | / |
| Chwas | 80 | 13 | / |
| Hwaiz | 80 | 11 | / |
| Waisz | 80 | 6 | / |
| Khwis | 80 | 5 | / |
| Waias | 80 | 3 | / |
| Hwase | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waisd | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hwast | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hweis | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hwist | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jwais | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hwies | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hwaas | 80 | 0 | / |
| Was | 75 | 5,543 | / |
| Wis | 75 | 1,131 | / |
| Chwist | 73 | 564 | / |
| Wayise | 73 | 273 | / |
| Waisse | 73 | 99 | / |
| Khweis | 73 | 65 | / |
| Waitts | 73 | 49 | / |
| Waishe | 73 | 27 | / |
| Chwasz | 73 | 12 | / |
| Waisch | 73 | 9 | / |
| Khwiss | 73 | 9 | / |
| Wa'eis | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hwasse | 73 | 4 | / |
| Khwaas | 73 | 4 | / |
| Waishh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Khvais | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wajish | 73 | 3 | / |
| Khwase | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hwashe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hwatts | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waiess | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whaiss | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waiahs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khwass | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waggis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wa'ais | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hbaish | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wahais | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waaish | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khwish | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waiest | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wise | 67 | 118,808 | / |
| Weis | 67 | 43,949 | / |
| Bais | 67 | 24,319 | / |
| Wase | 67 | 13,494 | / |
| Wass | 67 | 8,568 | / |
| Vais | 67 | 6,719 | / |
| Waas | 67 | 6,668 | / |
| Wash | 67 | 6,336 | / |
| Wiss | 67 | 3,828 | / |
| Wajs | 67 | 3,097 | / |
| Wies | 67 | 3,064 | / |
| Wish | 67 | 2,198 | / |
| Huis | 67 | 1,864 | / |
| Waiz | 67 | 1,638 | / |
| Wisz | 67 | 1,539 | / |
| Ways | 67 | 1,032 | / |
| Wijs | 67 | 403 | / |
| Huas | 67 | 383 | / |
| Hvas | 67 | 365 | / |
| Weas | 67 | 350 | / |
| Wuis | 67 | 221 | / |
| Waij | 67 | 166 | / |
| Waiß | 67 | 133 | / |
| Waisová | 67 | 64 | / |
| Waus | 67 | 53 | / |
| Hbas | 67 | 32 | / |
| Khweiss | 67 | 27 | / |
| Wahs | 67 | 24 | / |
| Wois | 67 | 16 | / |
| Vhas | 67 | 16 | / |
| Wios | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wisc | 67 | 10 | / |
| Waïs | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hwes | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wahaish | 67 | 7 | / |
| Juhaish | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hwaz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Whis | 67 | 4 | / |
| Whas | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chwaich | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wasc | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wuas | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wgis | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wixs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Høwisch | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hvis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vwas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wisd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wasj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waıs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waiasse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwij | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waxs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waisova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waitshe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khwiess | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whaitts | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vwis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wgas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wisx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wwas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wwis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwac | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwax | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwix | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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