Surname حواص (Houas 
, حواص 
) , worldwide, is quite a rare last name. The surname حواص is habitual in Northern Africa, particularly Tunisia, where it is quite a rare surname, Algeria, and Libya. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Algeria, Tunisia, and France. Very seldom, حواص is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Houas | Morocco, Tunisia, France, Spain, Algeria |
| حواص | Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Iraq, Iran |
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مهدي حواص French-Tunisian business executive and politician, TN (b. 1959) |
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