Atwar Surname

864,701st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 314 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Atwar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Atwar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1411:276,87419,841
Israel641:133,71314,383
Pakistan411:4,357,16830,068
Indonesia401:3,306,230179,945
Marshall Islands81:6,4781,058
India61:127,844,230863,365
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Atwar (1,618) may also be a first name.

Atwar Last Name Facts

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

Atwar (Hindi: अतवार, Marathi: अतवार, Oriya: ଏତୱାର) occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Atwar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 864,701st most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 23,208,745 people. The surname Atwar occurs predominantly in Asia, where 52 percent of Atwar reside; 45 percent reside in East Africa and 45 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Atwar is also the 192,010th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 1,618 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 141 people, or 1 in 276,874. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Kaabong District, where 55 percent reside, Lira District, where 12 percent reside and Amolatar District, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Uganda this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 20 percent reside and Pakistan, where 13 percent reside.

Atwar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Maronite (50%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hatwar912,320/
Aitwar9148/
Aetwar914/
Attwar913/
Atwaar912/
Athwar912/
Atwatr911/
Hathwar83158/
Aaitwar8313/
Gathwar8311/
Hatward8310/
Hatwaar8310/
Attward839/
Hatware838/
Atwaire837/
Hattwar836/
Athware833/
Gahtwar832/
Gautwar831/
Eathwar831/
Gaitwar831/
Ahatwar831/
Astdwar831/
Athwair831/
Adwar802,012/
Etwar80135/
Otwar8051/
Atuar8017/
Atwor808/
Gatthwar771/
Gatuar73181/
Aytuar73138/
Ethwar7353/
Adware7337/
Hadwar7311/
Outwar734/
Atuare734/
Othwar734/
Gotwar733/
Hotwar733/
Atuard731/
Hetwar731/
Hatuar731/
Aidwar731/
Atword731/
Otware731/
Gatwor731/
Adhwar731/
Asdwar731/
Gadhwar6710/
Gahtuar6710/
Hathuar673/
Hadward672/
Atuhair671/
Attword671/
Gatduar671/
Hettwar670/

Atwar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Atwar in the Hindi language
अतवारatavara-
Atwar in the Oriya language
ଏତୱାରetawara-
Atwar in the Marathi language
अतवारatavara60
आतवारatavara40

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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 Atwar
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