Jawis Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Jawis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jawis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia241:1,228,92653,021
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Jawis (43) may also be a first name.

Jawis Last Name Facts

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

Jawis has its highest incidence in Malaysia. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jawis? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,605,694th most widespread surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. The last name Jawis is mostly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Jawis live; 84 percent live in Southeast Asia and 84 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Jawis is also the 1,545,828th most common given name world-wide It is held by 43 people.

It is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 1,228,926. In Malaysia Jawis is most numerous in: Johor, where 67 percent live, Malacca, where 21 percent live and Kelantan, where 4 percent live. Other than Malaysia this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 40 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Jawis Last Name Statistics demography

Jawis earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jawish917,111/
Jaiwis914/
Jawais913/
Jawies912/
Jawisz911/
Jawoisz8319/
Jaweish833/
Jawishe832/
Jahwise831/
Javis80375/
Zawis80160/
Jabis8043/
Sawis8030/
Yawis8026/
Jawiz8019/
Jowis8016/
Jawes808/
Jawic801/
Javois73259/
Zawisz73200/
Jabois7374/
Jawich7358/
Jaabis7356/
Jovais7338/
Javish7334/
Jaibes7327/
Jawicz7324/
Jowise7314/
Javies7310/
Sawisz738/
Jawesh738/
Jabish737/
Jowais736/
Jaivis735/
Javais735/
Jhavis734/
Jabais733/
Cawish732/
Jatvis732/
Jowish732/
Sawais732/
Jauvis732/
Jiavis732/
Sawish731/
Jawysh731/
Javise731/
Jawees731/
Sauwis731/
Zaiwis731/
Javios731/
Zawish731/
Jabeis731/
Jawice731/
Javist731/
Javuis731/
Jawaiz731/
Jawitc731/
Jayvis731/
Joweis731/
Giawis731/
Sawies731/
Jayuis730/
Jawues730/
Jaweesh673,495/
Sawisch6749/
Javoise6737/
Jaubois6732/
Jawiche6731/
Jawojsz6714/
Zawisch673/
Jauvais672/
Javoiss672/
Javaiss671/
Javaids671/
Seawish671/
Jabaish671/
Jaabish671/
Jaiveis671/
Jawwesh671/
Johwise671/
Sahwish671/
Sawhiss670/
Jayways670/

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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
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  • 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 Jawis
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