Hwass Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Hwass Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hwass Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Hwass Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hwass is most common in Sweden. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hwass? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,432,070th most common family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 42 percent of Hwass live; 42 percent live in Northern Europe and 42 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Hwass is most widespread in Sweden, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 757,443. In Sweden Hwass is most common in: Uppsala County, where 54 percent live, Stockholm County, where 23 percent live and Västra Götaland County, where 23 percent live. Beside Sweden this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Tunisia, where 27 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 12 percent live.

Hwass Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hwass has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hwass surname rose 133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hwasse914/
Khwass911/
Wass898,568/
Hwas8975/
Wasse803,713/
Waiss802,459/
Hwais801,425/
Hvass801,068/
Hwash80433/
Khwas80285/
Wayss80124/
Whass8042/
Wajss8036/
Chwas8013/
Wahss8013/
Waïss802/
Wassh802/
Hwast801/
Wassp801/
Washs801/
Hwase801/
Wassd801/
Wauss801/
Weass801/
Uhass800/
Hwaas800/
Waass800/
Was755,543/
Hwaish732,129/
Ouhass73137/
Waisse7399/
Khwais7338/
Waysse7319/
Wassås7316/
Chwasz7312/
Bahass736/
Khwaas734/
Wahass732/
Waschs732/
Huasse732/
Whaiss731/
Wausse731/
Hwashe731/
Hwatts731/
Khwase731/
Wattss731/
Bass67109,905/
Vass6732,981/
Wais6716,586/
Wase6713,494/
Waas676,668/
Wash676,336/
Wajs673,097/
Ways671,032/
Woss67541/
Huas67383/
Hvas67365/
Weas67350/
Wasz67119/
Waus6753/
Hbas6732/
Khweiss6727/
Wahs6724/
Vhas6716/
Waïs679/
Juhassz676/
Hwaz675/
Whas673/
Uass673/
Wuas673/
Wwas671/
Hwax671/
Vwas671/
Wasj671/
Vahasse671/
Waıs671/
Waxs671/
Wahasse671/
Wgas671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hwass
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