Rawas Surname
Approximately 3,445 people bear this surname
Rawas Surname User-submission:
The Rawas surname was given to butchers. The word rawas (رواس) is derived from the word رسي, which means 'to behead' in Arabic.
Rawas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 2,147 | 1:14,372 | 2,004 |
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| Jordan | 145 | 1:60,982 | 5,567 |
| Oman | 136 | 1:27,117 | 2,198 |
| Lebanon | 129 | 1:43,698 | 3,861 |
| United States | 95 | 1:3,815,357 | 209,650 |
| Iraq | 79 | 1:443,312 | 7,666 |
| Iran | 75 | 1:1,023,767 | 46,913 |
| India | 48 | 1:15,980,529 | 256,885 |
| Canada | 47 | 1:783,949 | 61,790 |
| France | 47 | 1:1,413,249 | 138,595 |
| Indonesia | 42 | 1:3,148,790 | 173,812 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Malaysia | 29 | 1:1,017,042 | 45,504 |
| Syria | 28 | 1:689,322 | 5,843 |
| Thailand | 24 | 1:2,943,264 | 289,518 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| United Arab Emirates | 18 | 1:509,015 | 23,390 |
| Spain | 14 | 1:3,339,431 | 67,428 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Yemen | 6 | 1:4,404,216 | 18,907 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Rawas (367) may also be a first name.
Rawas Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Rawas surname was given to butchers. The word rawas (رواس) is derived from the word رسي, which means 'to behead' in Arabic.
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Rawas Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Rawas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rawas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rawas (Arabic: روّاس, Marathi: रावस) is held by more people in Saudi Arabia than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rawas? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 131,236th most frequently used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 2,115,398 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Rawas are found; 79 percent are found in West Asia and 68 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. Rawas is also the 453,982nd most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 367 people.
The last name is most widely held in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 2,147 people, or 1 in 14,372. Apart from Saudi Arabia this last name is found in 41 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 6 percent reside and Jordan, where 4 percent reside.
Rawas Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Rawas surname is predominantly Sunni (94%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Rawas last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Rawas earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 30.3% more than the national average, earning $56,222 USD per year and in Canada they earn 50.2% more than the national average, earning $74,626 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rawas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rawas in the Marathi language | ||
| रावस | ravasa | 93.33 |
| आकाश | akasa | 6.67 |
| Rawas in the Arabic language | ||
| روّاس | rwas | - |
| الرواس | alrwas | - |
| رواس | rwas | - |
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