Jawas Surname

112,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Jawas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jawas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen2,6531:9,9611,250
Indonesia7211:183,42517,642
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Afghanistan2551:126,0912,942
Malaysia821:359,68619,062
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
Pakistan221:8,120,17743,015
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
India121:63,922,115578,870
Sweden121:820,56361,223
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Mauritius51:258,6838,939
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
England21:27,859,030389,889
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Jawas (688) may also be a first name.

Jawas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jawas (Marathi: जवस) occurs more in Yemen more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Jawas.

How Common Is The Last Name Jawas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jawas is the 112,697th most commonly used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,773,557 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Jawas are found; 72 percent are found in West Asia and 72 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 315,345th most frequently used given name worldwide, held by 688 people.

The surname Jawas is most frequently held in Yemen, where it is borne by 2,653 people, or 1 in 9,961. In Yemen it is mostly concentrated in: Hadramaut Governorate, where 38 percent are found, Ibb Governorate, where 27 percent are found and Taiz Governorate, where 8 percent are found. Besides Yemen it is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 18 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Djawas91942/
Jawaas9168/
Jawash9120/
Jawwas9120/
Jawase9119/
Jawass917/
Jawais913/
Jaiwas913/
Jawasd912/
Jhawas911/
Jahwash834/
Jawwash833/
Jayways830/
Sawas804,125/
Jabas80608/
Jawaz80476/
Yawas8099/
Jawaj8095/
Javas8062/
Jowas8038/
Zawas8011/
Jawos805/
Iawas801/
Jaabas73373/
Jawous7349/
Javash7346/
Sawash7328/
Javase7328/
Yawase7314/
Javast7310/
Sawwas739/
Caways739/
Jowais736/
Giawas735/
Sawass735/
Javais735/
Jabash733/
Jabais733/
Jasvas732/
Jaivas732/
Yawash732/
Joewas732/
Jaubas732/
Sawais732/
Jawosh731/
Cawass731/
Johwas731/
Javads731/
Jaibas731/
Eaways731/
Zawash731/
Sawaas731/
Jawaiz731/
Jawose731/
Jowash731/
Sawasz731/
Jawadj731/
Jawadc731/
Jauwaz731/
Jawosz731/
Jawajh731/
Jhavas731/
Jahuas731/
Jaevas731/
Sahwas731/
Zeawas730/
Hiawase67175/
Jaybash6740/
Jawoisz6719/
Jawojsz6714/
Jaisvas676/
Jahbash674/
Jaweish673/
Jaiswaj672/
Jaabash672/
Sawasch672/
Jauvais672/
Yaweash671/
Jawadjh671/
Jawwaaz671/
Javashe671/
Jabaish671/
Seawash671/
Saywhas671/
Jhaubas671/
Javaids671/
Javaiss671/
Sahwass670/

Jawas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jawas in the Marathi language
जवसjavasa66.67
जवासjavasa33.33

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