Viswas Surname
Approximately 8,150 people bear this surname
Viswas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 5,330 | 1:5,344 | 475 |
| India | 2,744 | 1:279,543 | 15,903 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
Viswas (3,097) may also be a first name.
Viswas Demographics
Average Viswas Salary in
United States
$41,479 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Viswas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Viswas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Viswas (Hindi: विश्वास, Marathi: वास, Oriya: ବିାସ) occurs in Nepal more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Viswas? popularity and diffusion
The surname Viswas is the 61,688th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 894,177 people. The surname Viswas occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Viswas reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Viswas is also the 129,556th most common first name world-wide, borne by 3,097 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Nepal, where it is held by 5,330 people, or 1 in 5,344. In Nepal Viswas is primarily found in: Koshi, where 84 percent live, Sagarmatha, where 11 percent live and Narayani, where 1 percent live. Besides Nepal it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in India, where 34 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live.
Viswas Last Name Statistics demography
Viswas earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.87% less than the national average, earning $41,479 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Viswas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Viswas in the Oriya language | ||
| ବିାସ | biasa | - |
| Viswas in the Marathi language | ||
| वास | vasa | - |
| Viswas in the Hindi language | ||
| विश्वास | visvasa | 89.73 |
| विस्वास | visvasa | 5.95 |
| विसवास | visavasa | 1.62 |
| बिश्वास | bisvasa | 1.08 |
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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 Viswas
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