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
Kewas (Marathi: केवास) is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kewas? popularity and diffusion
Kewas is the 692,305th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 17,066,852 people. Kewas is mostly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Kewas are found; 78 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 78 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 25 people.
The last name Kewas is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 337 people, or 1 in 392,431. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: North Sulawesi, where 94 percent are found, Central Sulawesi, where 3 percent are found and Papua, where 1 percent are found. Besides Indonesia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found 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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