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 Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rawas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rawas (Arabic: روّاس, Marathi: रावस) is found most in Saudi Arabia. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rawas? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rawas is the 131,236th most frequent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 2,115,398 people. Rawas is predominantly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Rawas reside; 79 percent reside in West Asia and 68 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. Rawas is also the 453,982nd most frequent forename on earth. It is borne by 367 people.
Rawas is most commonly occurring in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 2,147 people, or 1 in 14,372. Excluding Saudi Arabia this surname occurs in 41 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 6 percent are found and Jordan, where 4 percent are found.
Rawas Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally 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% being registered with the 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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Footnotes
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