Vishwas Surname
Approximately 47,542 people bear this surname
Vishwas Surname User-submission:
Biswas (pronounced in Bengali as 'bish-shash') is a common surname in West Bengal, Bihar among Indian mostly Hindus and some Muslims and Christian Bengalis. In Bengali, biswas means 'to believe'. It is a common surname in India also rendered as Vishwas.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 47,501 | 1:16,148 | 1,298 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Vishwas (60,697) may also be a first name.
Vishwas Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Biswas (pronounced in Bengali as 'bish-shash') is a common surname in West Bengal, Bihar among Indian mostly Hindus and some Muslims and Christian Bengalis. In Bengali, biswas means 'to believe'. It is a common surname in India also rendered as Vishwas. It may refer to different castes depending upon the choreography. But storytellers, writers etc. had this surname in prevalence in North India. In Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Jharkhand; farmers, or caretaking communities may have this surname as well.
- Mrinal VashisthThe surname Biswas or Vishwas means 'trust'. It is common among Bengali people.
- ajaybiswas22Vishwas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vishwas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vishwas (Bengali: বিশ্বাস, Hindi: विश्वास, Marathi: आिशष) has its highest incidence in India. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Vishwas.
How Common Is The Last Name Vishwas? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 11,820th most frequently used family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 153,286 people. The last name Vishwas is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Vishwas reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Vishwas is also the 15,715th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 60,697 people.
Vishwas is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 47,501 people, or 1 in 16,148. In India it is mostly found in: Bihar, where 73 percent live, Maharashtra, where 13 percent live and Jharkhand, where 5 percent live. Beside India it occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live and Qatar, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vishwas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vishwas in the Bengali language | ||
| বিশ্বাস | bisbasa | - |
| Vishwas in the Hindi language | ||
| विश्वास | visvasa | 90.33 |
| विशवास | visavasa | 8.93 |
| विस्वास | visvasa | 0.12 |
| बिस्वास | bisvasa | 0.12 |
| विश्वाश | visvasa | 0.12 |
| बिश्वास | bisvasa | 0.12 |
| विश्ववास | visvavasa | 0.04 |
| विष्वास | visvasa | 0.04 |
| विश्बास | visbasa | 0.04 |
| विश्वासए | visvasa'e | 0.04 |
| वीश्वास | visvasa | 0.04 |
| वीशवास | visavasa | 0.04 |
| Vishwas in the Marathi language | ||
| आिशष | aisasa | 50.94 |
| सुहास | suhasa | 27.67 |
| अिशष | aisasa | 5.03 |
| देवािशष | devaisasa | 2.52 |
| आिशश | aisasa | 1.89 |
| वीशवास | visavasa | 1.26 |
| विशला | visala | 1.26 |
| अिशस | aisasa | 1.26 |
| वाहस | vahasa | 1.26 |
| वीषवास | visavasa | 1.26 |
| वीशाल | visala | 1.26 |
| िविधशा | ividhasa | 0.63 |
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