Jiwas Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Jiwas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jiwas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Jiwas (50) may also be a first name.

Jiwas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jiwas (Hindi: जिवास, Marathi: जीवस) occurs in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jiwas? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,391,485th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Jiwas live; 62 percent live in Southeast Asia and 62 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Jiwas is also the 1,412,538th most prevalent first name globally It is held by 50 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 3,686,778. In Malaysia it is mostly concentrated in: Sabah, where 100 percent live. Excluding Malaysia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 31 percent live and Afghanistan, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jaiwas913/
Jiwats913/
Jijwas911/
Jiwase911/
Iwas89347/
Jwas891/
Iwase8049,932/
Jibas80187/
Siwas80118/
Iwais8071/
Jivas8019/
Iwasz8019/
Giwas8017/
Aiwas8014/
Jewas8012/
Iweas808/
Iwash808/
Iowas803/
Hiwas803/
Iwass802/
Jiwaj801/
Iwats801/
Jwais801/
Oiwas801/
Hiwase73381/
Iwasse7382/
Djivas7319/
Iwashe7315/
Siwass738/
Jivase735/
Iwuase734/
Jaivas732/
Aiwase732/
Dziwas732/
Aiwais731/
Giways731/
Hjiwaj731/
Djiwaz731/
Ajwash731/
Siwasz731/
Jivaus731/
Iwasch731/
Siwash731/
Ziwase731/
Jhivas731/
Jivash731/
Jisvas731/
Juivas731/
Jewais730/
Ewas671,044/
Ivas67778/
Ibas67660/
Iwaz67299/
Uwas67160/
Dziewas6746/
Iwos6723/
Juas6717/
Ywas677/
Jaisvas676/
Siwasch676/
Iwahase674/
Iwaś672/
Jaiswaj672/
Jiwachh671/
Jwaj671/
Jeeswas671/
Jivaise671/
Jivasht671/
Iwahash671/
Hgiwase671/
Hiwasse671/
Iwać671/
Hejwasz671/
Siewass671/
Jayways670/

Jiwas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jiwas in the Hindi language
जिवासjivasa-
Jiwas in the Marathi language
जीवसjivasa-

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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 Jiwas
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