Rowas Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Rowas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rowas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Rowas (15) may also be a first name.

Rowas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rowas (Arabic: روواس) is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rowas? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rowas is the 3,730,171st most numerous family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname Rowas is predominantly found in Asia, where 54 percent of Rowas live; 54 percent live in Southeast Asia and 32 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,900,335th most common first name worldwide It is held by 15 people.

Rowas is most common in The Philippines, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 7,231,302. In The Philippines Rowas is most numerous in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 36 percent are found, Soccsksargen, where 36 percent are found and Northern Mindanao, where 14 percent are found. Aside from The Philippines Rowas is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 25 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent are found.

Rowas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rowas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rowas last name declined 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roiwas9115/
Roewas9114/
Rowais9111/
Roways911/
Rojwas911/
Rowats911/
Rowass910/
Rowaish8311/
Rawas803,445/
Robas801,891/
Rovas80391/
Rewas8031/
Rowaz801/
Rawash736,545/
Roivas73693/
Roibas73554/
Rouvas73465/
Rawass73448/
Rawwas73211/
Robash7391/
Ruwais7356/
Robays7328/
Roubas7327/
Ruwase7317/
Robais7316/
Robaus7316/
Rowaiz7312/
Rowose739/
Rawais739/
Roybas737/
Roobas736/
Reways736/
Rawads735/
Rovais735/
Roweis734/
Rewash732/
Robeas731/
Ruovas731/
Robaas731/
Royvas731/
Rawgas731/
Rawast731/
Rawasd731/
Hrobas731/
Rewais731/
Rahwas731/
Rovase730/
Robass730/
Rouwoos6717/
Rawashd6712/
Ruwashe679/
Rawaish677/
Robaish674/
Rawadss673/
Rahwash672/
Rawashe672/
Ruwaids671/
Rawwash671/
Rauwgas671/
Robasch671/
Rowache671/
Rawaash671/
Roovais671/
Rosveas670/
Rawhaus670/

Rowas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rowas in the Arabic language
روواسrwwas-

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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
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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 Rowas
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