Balawar Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Balawar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balawar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan321:5,582,62134,646
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Nepal71:4,068,70811,207
India51:153,413,076951,030
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Balawar (611) may also be a first name.

Balawar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Balawar (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻠﻮﺍﺭ, Marathi: भालवर) has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Balawar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,605,694th most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. The last name Balawar is mostly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Balawar reside; 80 percent reside in South Asia and 60 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 337,969th most common first name on earth, borne by 611 people.

Balawar is most frequently held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 5,582,621. In Pakistan Balawar is most prevalent in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 75 percent are found, Punjab, where 22 percent are found and Sindh, where 3 percent are found. Besides Pakistan Balawar exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Tunisia, where 16 percent are found and Nepal, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Balawar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Balawar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻠﻮﺍﺭblwar-
Balawar in the Marathi language
भालवरbhalavara66.67
बासावारbasavara33.33

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