Cognomen أويس (Uwais 
, أويس 
, Uways 
) , globally, is quite a common surname. The cognomen أويس is characteristic of Maldives, where it is quite a rare surname, Qatar, and Sri Lanka. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Algeria. Also, أويس is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Uwais | Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Nigeria, India |
| أويس | Syria, Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Sudan |
| Uways | Indonesia, United Kingdom, United States, France, Venezuela |