Kawas is used as a family name or surname in Lebanon. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Kawas
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Lebanon
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Kawas

How popular is Kawas?

Kawas is common in Lebanon.

Kawas is ranked 29472 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Kawases grew by 10.57269 per cent to 251 since 2000 and ranked 76533 after elevating 1793 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 64.54 68.28
Hispanic or Latino 26.29 19.82
Others 5.98 8.81
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
2.79 3.08
Kawas is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Syria which signifies that it is originated from Syria. Around 17097 people have been found who wears Kawas as their family name. Kawas is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
90,215 Germany3
28,232 Morocco2
34,572 Israel2
139,444 Brazil2
2,835 Libya2
2,794 El Salvador2
3,478 Haiti2
279,271 Australia1
25,746 Finland1
28,746 Algeria1
2,935 Madagascar1
15,705 Cameroon1
151,601 Spain1
29,774 Venezuela1
2,715 Gabon1
7,941 Guatemala1
14,644 Tunisia1
77,122 Sweden1
17,575 Kuwait1
6,212 Jamaica1
2,078 Lesotho1
40,340 Malaysia1
53,505 Turkey1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
5,205 Qatar49
75,927 England43
67,981 Canada43
3,664 Costa Rica16
411,400 Indonesia11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
10,451 United Arab Emirates92
177,591 India86
133,875 France61
Countries with hundreds of Kawas:
4,092 Saudi Arabia847
7,880 Egypt715
64,824 United States387
3,214 Jordan308
2,926 Dominican Republic180
8,109 Chile117
Countries with thousands of Kawas:
403 Syria7,643
516 Honduras2,147
447 Papua New Guinea1,993
5,165 Mexico1,178
680 Lebanon1,150
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Kawas Namesakes

  • Tomoko Kawase, Singer
  • Ai Kawashima, Singer-songwriter
  • Aika Kawashima, Musical Artist
  • Munenori Kawasaki, Baseball player
  • Mizuki Kawashita, Manga artist
  • Akane Kawasaki, Actor
  • Ayako Kawasumi, Voice actress
  • Akiko Kawase, Voice actress
  • Mizuki Kawashita, Manga artist
  • Ayako Kawasumi, Voice actress

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