Iwas Surname

806,178th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 347 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Palestine
Highest density in:
Palestine

Iwas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iwas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Palestine561:81,2296,373
Philippines501:2,024,764119,725
Iraq371:946,53112,381
Jordan371:238,98510,121
Papua New Guinea321:254,80434,943
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Uganda251:1,561,57156,175
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Iwaś (2) are calculated separately.

Iwas (256) may also be a first name.

Iwas Last Name Facts

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

Iwas (Arabic: عيواص) is found most frequently in Palestine. It can also appear as: Iwaś. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iwas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Iwas is the 806,178th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 21,001,573 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 59 percent of Iwas reside; 38 percent reside in West Asia and 38 percent reside in Levant. Iwas is also the 556,659th most frequently occurring forename worldwide, held by 256 people.

The surname is most frequent in Palestine, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 81,229. In Palestine it is most common in: Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, where 100 percent live. Not including Palestine it exists in 26 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 14 percent live and Iraq, where 11 percent live.

Iwas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Iwas are 24.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 77.78% being registered to vote for the party.

Iwas earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.5% more than the national average, earning $47,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iwaś922/
Iwase8949,932/
Iwais8971/
Iwasz8919/
Aiwas8914/
Jiwas8913/
Iweas898/
Iwash898/
Iowas893/
Hiwas893/
Iwass892/
Oiwas891/
Iwats891/
Hiwase80381/
Iwasse8082/
Iwashe8015/
Iwuase804/
Jiwats803/
Aiwase802/
Jijwas801/
Giways801/
Aiwais801/
Jiwase801/
Iwasch801/
Ewas751,044/
Ivas75778/
Ibas75660/
Iwaz75299/
Uwas75160/
Iwos7523/
Ywas757/
Iwać751/
Jwas751/
Iwahase734/
Iwahash731/
Hiwasse731/
Ewais675,513/
Uwais672,628/
Ibeas671,412/
Ivase67616/
Eiwaz67370/
Ibais67362/
Eways67266/
Uivas67246/
Aiwaz67193/
Eweas67188/
Jibas67187/
Ivasc67144/
Iwach67128/
Hewas67119/
Aivas6798/
Givas6791/
Ivash6772/
Hibas6742/
Aywas6732/
Ibhas6731/
Aibas6722/
Uwazs6720/
Jivas6719/
Iwace6719/
Ibash6718/
Iwacz6717/
Ibaus6713/
Yibas6713/
Ibass6712/
Eivas6712/
Ewass679/
Oivas676/
Ivast674/
Iwose674/
Ewaas674/
Iveas673/
Hivas673/
Iweis673/
Ewase673/
Hiwaj672/
Giuas672/
Đivas672/
Eibas672/
Isvas672/
Uwash672/
Ywase671/
Ibaas671/
Jiwaj671/
Ibays671/
Ivass671/
Ivaas671/
Huwas671/
Jwais671/
Ewasz671/
Aiwos671/
Oibas671/
Aiuas671/
Ywais671/
Yiwax671/
Itvas671/
Eewas671/
Aiwaj671/
Ivais671/
Ivats670/

Iwas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Iwas in the Arabic language
عيواصywas-
ايواسaywas-

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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 Iwas
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