Arwar Surname

996,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Arwar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arwar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1211:322,63921,815
Poland911:417,67944,209
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Pakistan141:12,760,27855,960
India71:109,580,769786,157
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Arwar (42) may also be a first name.

Arwar Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Arwar Come From? nationality or country of origin

Arwar occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Arwar? popularity and diffusion

Arwar is the 996,001st most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 28,356,210 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 47 percent of Arwar live; 47 percent live in East Africa and 47 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Arwar is also the 1,566,439th most prevalent forename at a global level, held by 42 people.

It is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 121 people, or 1 in 322,639. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Kotido District, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Uganda it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 35 percent are found and Indonesia, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harwar9141/
Arware9116/
Arwair911/
Aarwar911/
Ahrwar911/
Airwar911/
Arwart910/
Aharwar8388/
Harware838/
Gaurwar836/
Arwhart832/
Aairwar831/
Garwear831/
Earhwar831/
Gajrwar831/
Aihrwar831/
Arbar80114/
Orwar8040/
Arvar8030/
Aruar8027/
Arwor801/
Harwardt77954/
Harwarth77165/
Ahierwar774/
Ahairwar771/
Aaharwar771/
Aharwair771/
Aheerwar771/
Hearward770/
Harbar733,863/
Garvar7360/
Arwore7321/
Arvare7316/
Errwar7314/
Erhwar739/
Arvear737/
Harvar737/
Orwart732/
Orward732/
Arhbar731/
Arbair731/
Aruhar731/
Arbarr731/
Haruar731/
Earbar731/
Herwar731/
Harwor731/
Arvard730/
Harvard672,069/
Horwart67100/
Aharvar6745/
Harvart6734/
Gourwar6719/
Arouhar674/
Aharbar672/
Garwhor671/
Harbaur671/
Goirwar671/
Harhuar671/
Garvaar671/
Orwaard671/
Arguhar671/
Arvhart670/

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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 Arwar
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