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

The surname Arwar is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arwar? popularity and diffusion

Arwar is the 996,001st most common last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 28,356,210 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 47 percent of Arwar reside; 47 percent reside in East Africa and 47 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Arwar is also the 1,566,439th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 42 people.

The last name is most commonly held 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 reside. Not including Uganda it is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 35 percent reside and Indonesia, where 5 percent reside.

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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Arwar
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