Dawar Surname

41,302nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,652 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Dawar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dawar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan5,5511:5,792516
India4,3551:176,13410,823
Nigeria4781:370,59219,784
Pakistan4481:398,7597,531
Iraq3041:115,2033,308
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
United Arab Emirates2141:42,8144,403
Iran1701:451,66227,809
Syria1511:127,8213,589
United States1231:2,946,821172,836
Indonesia1061:1,247,63487,669
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Thailand621:1,139,328167,850
England601:928,63447,428
Canada501:736,91258,785
Australia331:818,05251,601
Malaysia301:983,14144,226
Liberia211:209,93013,691
Yemen191:1,390,80512,068
Denmark181:313,59522,770
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Jordan121:736,87014,651
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Trinidad and Tobago101:136,3987,940
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
China21:683,660,78330,601
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Dawar (3,834) may also be a first name.

Dawar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dawar (Hindi: डावर, Marathi: डावर, Oriya: ଦାୱାର, Tibetan: དཱ་ཝར་) is held by more people in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dawar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 41,302nd most prevalent surname globally, held by around 1 in 576,000 people. The surname Dawar occurs predominantly in Asia, where 93 percent of Dawar reside; 83 percent reside in South Asia and 49 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 113,446th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 3,834 people.

The surname Dawar is most prevalent in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 5,551 people, or 1 in 5,792. In Afghanistan Dawar is primarily found in: Kabul, where 17 percent reside, Khost, where 10 percent reside and Nangarhar, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Afghanistan it is found in 55 countries. It is also common in India, where 34 percent reside and Nigeria, where 4 percent reside.

Dawar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dawar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dawar surname increased 6,150 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 6,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dawar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Dawar last name is principally Maronite (100%) in Lebanon and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Dawar last name are 23.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dawar earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 31.51% more than the national average, earning $56,744 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.06% more than the national average, earning $67,599 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daware912,534/
Dawwar91661/
Dawarh91141/
Dahwar9154/
Dhawar9147/
Daiwar9124/
Dawair9120/
Dawarz9117/
Dauwar9112/
Daewar9111/
Dawaar9110/
Dawart915/
Daawar914/
Daywar912/
Dawgar911/
Dhaware83754/
Dawhare8319/
Dawahre8311/
Dauware837/
Dhaywar832/
Daiwarr832/
Dhauwar831/
Dawarre831/
Dawaire831/
Dawahar831/
Dawaaar831/
Davar8022,858/
Dewar8020,038/
Dabar804,586/
Dowar8069/
Dawor8065/
Dawahare77137/
Dhaiware771/
Dayshwar771/
Dawhajre771/
Davare738,334/
Dhabar732,203/
Dowarh73894/
Dhavar73627/
Dewair73259/
Dehwar73189/
Davard73187/
Daubar73126/
Daabar7394/
Daivar7383/
Dawoor7368/
Dabhar7357/
Dauvar7342/
Dasuar7326/
Dawore7324/
Davgar7317/
Deewar7313/
Dowair7310/
Davaar739/
Dabaar739/
Dhewar738/
Daibar738/
Dahwor738/
Daword736/
Deawor736/
Dajwor736/
Dewarr735/
Dawour735/
Dajbar735/
Dhowar734/
Dabair734/
Daevar732/
Doewar732/
Dewarh732/
Doware732/
Dewaar732/
Deavar731/
Dewwar731/
Daavar731/
Davarr731/
Davart731/
Daabor731/
Davarz731/
Dasvar731/
Deiwar731/
Dejwar731/
Dahvar731/
Dajwór731/
Dewear731/
Dahuar731/
Daybar731/
Davair731/
Dewhar730/
Dhavare6710,278/
Davhare67535/
Davahar67148/
Dhaybar67121/
Devahar6788/
Dhabhar6778/
Dhaibar6755/
Dowearh6744/
Dashvar6742/
Daworhe6737/
Dheewar6727/
Dahavar6723/
Dashuar6721/
Daivare6717/
Dabhair6716/
Doewaar6714/
Douware6712/
Douwarh6710/
Dhatvar678/
Daibhar674/
Dhayvar674/
Deavare674/
Daivhar673/
Daavare672/
Dhaivar672/
Daubarė672/
Dhabair672/
Dhoware671/
Dhevaar671/
Dauvart671/
Davaurt671/
Dasvare671/
Dowaard671/
Dowhard671/
Deiware671/
Davaire671/
Dobahar671/
Dehwaar671/
Daivard671/
Daiwore671/
Dahwore671/
Dauvair671/
Dowward670/
Dowhart670/

Dawar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dawar in the Tibetan language
དཱ་ཝར་dawar-
Dawar in the Hindi language
डावरdavara73.86
दावरdavara18.18
डाबरdabara4.55
दवरdavara3.41
Dawar in the Marathi language
डावरdavara70
दावरdavara20
डवरdavara9
डवरेdavare1
Dawar in the Oriya language
ଦାୱାରdawara50
ଦାୱରdawara25
ଦୱାରdawara25

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