Khwas Surname

926,175th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 285 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Nepal

Khwas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Khwas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
India661:11,622,203212,115
Nepal501:569,6194,661
Pakistan461:3,883,56328,150
England11:55,718,059489,080

Khwas (52) may also be a first name.

Khwas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Khwas (Marathi: खवास) occurs more in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Khwas? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 926,175th most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 25,570,337 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 57 percent of Khwas are found; 57 percent are found in South Asia and 43 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 1,381,723rd most numerous forename at a global level, held by 52 people.

This surname is most widely held in Egypt, where it is carried by 122 people, or 1 in 753,572. Outside of Egypt it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 23 percent are found and Nepal, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khwais9138/
Khwast9110/
Khwaas914/
Khwass911/
Khwase911/
Kwas892,507/
Hwas8975/
Hwais801,425/
Hwash80433/
Khuas80264/
Kwase80169/
Kwash80152/
Khvas80122/
Kwass8097/
Hwass8033/
Khwaz8026/
Kwahs8020/
Chwas8013/
Kwasz805/
Kwaus803/
Kwais802/
Hwast801/
Hwase801/
Hwaas800/
Hwaish732,129/
Kwashe7386/
Khweis7365/
Khvast7320/
Chwasz7312/
Khuash736/
Hwasse734/
Kwasse733/
Kwhais733/
Khvais733/
Khbais732/
Khvase732/
Hwashe731/
Kwahas731/
Hwatts731/
Kwaise731/
Khuase731/
Kvas673,863/
Huas67383/
Hvas67365/
Hbas6732/
Khweiss6727/
Kwos6723/
Kwaß6716/
Kwazshe6712/
Qwas6711/
Hwaz675/
Kwaishe671/
Kwaz671/
Kwaś671/
Kwashse671/
Hwax671/

Khwas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Khwas in the Marathi language
खवासkhavasa-

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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 Khwas
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