Uwais Surname

164,918th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,628 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Uwais Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uwais Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka1,9001:10,9521,572
Nigeria2921:606,65328,963
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
India1011:7,594,707163,091
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Qatar531:44,4914,459
England161:3,482,379114,324
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Maldives11:404,1727,269
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Uwais (3,366) may also be a first name.

Uwais Last Name Facts

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

Uwais (Hindi: उवैस, Marathi: उवैस) occurs most in Sri Lanka. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Uwais? popularity and diffusion

Uwais is the 164,918th most numerous surname globally, borne by around 1 in 2,773,039 people. The last name Uwais occurs mostly in Asia, where 88 percent of Uwais are found; 76 percent are found in South Asia and 76 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 122,905th most frequently used given name on earth, borne by 3,366 people.

It is most common in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 1,900 people, or 1 in 10,952. Besides Sri Lanka this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 11 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 6 percent reside.

Uwais Last Name Statistics demography

Uwais earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 142.98% more than the national average, earning $104,844 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uwaise9122/
Huwais9121/
Uwaish9111/
Auwais914/
Ouwais912/
Uwayis911/
Uwas89160/
Uwis8949/
Uwaishe836/
Huwaish833/
Ouwaiss831/
Uwase8047,565/
Owais8012,182/
Uvais804,101/
Ubais80387/
Iwais8071/
Uwazs8020/
Uwaiz8018/
Uweis8017/
Uwise8014/
Auwas8010/
Uwiss8010/
Uwihs809/
Uways805/
Huwis802/
Uwash802/
Uwish801/
Uewis801/
Huwas801/
Guwis801/
Uwies801/
Uwhis801/
Uvaish73829/
Hauwas73139/
Hubais73127/
Ubaish73104/
Uvaise7388/
Ubhais7352/
Huwaas7331/
Owaish7328/
Auvais7320/
Huvais7318/
Uwasse7317/
Uwayas7315/
Aubais7311/
Uwashe7311/
Huwaiz736/
Uvaies735/
Ouwase735/
Ubaiis733/
Ouvais733/
Owaies732/
Owaiss732/
Ubaiss732/
Euswas732/
Uvaisc731/
Owajis731/
Uvaiss731/
Oubais731/
Uweiss731/
Oowais731/
Ubayis731/
Huwaij731/
Ouways731/
Uwaase731/
Uwishe731/
Ouweis731/
Huwase731/
Uvaisj731/
Ubas676,646/
Owis671,600/
Ubis67491/
Iwas67347/
Uvas67337/
Owas67244/
Uwes67114/
Uwiß6716/
Iwis6714/
Hubaish6710/
Auvaish678/
Uvis676/
Hauwase674/
Ubhaiis673/
Aubaish673/
Uchwast672/
Ouvaish671/
Howaiss671/
Uwys671/
Ouwaesh671/
Gouvais671/
Huwaidj671/
Hauwisz671/
Ouweyis671/
Hauwaus671/
Ouswass671/
Uwix671/

Uwais Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Uwais in the Hindi language
उवैसuvaisa83.78
उवैशuvaisa13.51
ऊवैसuvaisa1.35
उबैसubaisa1.35
Uwais in the Marathi language
उवैसuvaisa80
अनीसanisa20

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Uwais
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