Kewas Surname
Approximately 427 people bear this surname
Kewas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 337 | 1:392,431 | 33,377 |
| Papua New Guinea | 80 | 1:101,921 | 13,735 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kewas (25) may also be a first name.
Kewas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kewas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kewas (Marathi: केवास) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kewas? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 692,305th most frequently used family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 17,066,852 people. The last name Kewas is mostly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Kewas reside; 78 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 78 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Kewas is also the 2,136,160th most common first name world-wide, held by 25 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 337 people, or 1 in 392,431. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: North Sulawesi, where 94 percent are found, Central Sulawesi, where 3 percent are found and Papua, where 1 percent are found. Barring Indonesia this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kewais | 91 | 14 | / |
| Kewash | 91 | 4 | / |
| Kaewas | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kewass | 91 | 1 | / |
| Keewash | 83 | 1 | / |
| Keshwas | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kechwas | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kewaust | 83 | 0 | / |
| Kawas | 80 | 5,971 | / |
| Kiwas | 80 | 473 | / |
| Kevas | 80 | 153 | / |
| Kowas | 80 | 87 | / |
| Qewas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khiewwas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khawas | 73 | 31,918 | / |
| Kawash | 73 | 1,884 | / |
| Kowaas | 73 | 1,244 | / |
| Kawass | 73 | 585 | / |
| Kowasz | 73 | 272 | / |
| Khowas | 73 | 67 | / |
| Kowash | 73 | 61 | / |
| Kevgas | 73 | 58 | / |
| Kebass | 73 | 43 | / |
| Kawwas | 73 | 23 | / |
| Kaiwas | 73 | 17 | / |
| Keibas | 73 | 10 | / |
| Ketvas | 73 | 7 | / |
| Keivas | 73 | 6 | / |
| Kijwas | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kevats | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kiwasz | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kiwase | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kiswas | 73 | 4 | / |
| Khiwas | 73 | 4 | / |
| Chewas | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kewosh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kevash | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kevase | 73 | 2 | / |
| Coewas | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hkawas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khevas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kevass | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kawais | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kawaus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kiwash | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kywase | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kievas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khawash | 67 | 1,976 | / |
| Khawaas | 67 | 1,831 | / |
| Kebaish | 67 | 359 | / |
| Kahwash | 67 | 140 | / |
| Keibash | 67 | 133 | / |
| Khowash | 67 | 64 | / |
| Kowasch | 67 | 46 | / |
| Kawasch | 67 | 36 | / |
| Keevash | 67 | 32 | / |
| Khowais | 67 | 22 | / |
| Keybash | 67 | 22 | / |
| Khawais | 67 | 20 | / |
| Kawaish | 67 | 10 | / |
| Khawass | 67 | 9 | / |
| Keywatz | 67 | 8 | / |
| Khawwas | 67 | 6 | / |
| Khevase | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kawwass | 67 | 6 | / |
| Khewace | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kaywash | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kayveas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kaawash | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kawaysh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kethuas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kheibas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khaways | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiwahas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kahawas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaiswas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keweise | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kewache | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kehuast | 67 | 0 | / |
Kewas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kewas in the Marathi language | ||
| केवास | kevasa | - |
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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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- 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 Kewas
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