Rwas Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Guyana

Rwas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rwas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Rwas (159) may also be a first name.

Rwas Last Name Facts

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

Rwas occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rwas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rwas is the 5,587,209th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Rwas occurs mostly in Asia, where 58 percent of Rwas are found; 42 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 33 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 727,628th most frequent given name in the world. It is borne by 159 people.

It is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 33,062,298. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: East Kalimantan, where 100 percent live. Excluding Indonesia this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 17 percent live and Sweden, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rwash89400/
Rwase891/
Rwashh801/
Rwaiss801/
Ruas7520,044/
Rwaz7515/
Rvas756/
Rwaj755/
Rbas752/
Rwax751/
Rwac751/
Hrbas6740/
Ruase6718/
Ruash675/
Rwach674/
Rwose672/
Rvasd671/
Rweis671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Rwas
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