Dilawar Surname

16,522nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,582 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Dilawar Surname User-submission:

This surname is of Arabic and Islamic origin, and it means 'brave of heart'.

Dilawar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan27,1261:6,586562
Afghanistan5,2701:6,101531
India5641:1,360,04552,707
United Arab Emirates2481:36,9453,916
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
United States451:8,054,643356,745
England331:1,688,42669,999
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Greece151:738,65380,079
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
France31:22,140,907385,998
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432

Dilawar (77,585) may also be a first name.

Dilawar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is of Arabic and Islamic origin, and it means 'brave of heart'.

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Dilawar Last Name Facts

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

Dilawar (Bengali: দিলদার, Hindi: दिलावर, Marathi: िदलावर, Oriya: ଦିଲାୱର) is found most frequently in Pakistan. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dilawar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 16,522nd most widespread last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 217,008 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Dilawar reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 12,699th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 77,585 people.

The last name Dilawar is most common in Pakistan, where it is held by 27,126 people, or 1 in 6,586. In Pakistan it is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 77 percent reside, Sindh, where 12 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 9 percent reside. Besides Pakistan this last name is found in 24 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 16 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.

Dilawar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dilawar last name are 45.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 92.31% registered with the political party.

The amount Dilawar earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 52.22% more than the national average, earning $65,683 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.21% less than the national average, earning $45,605 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dilaware931/
Duilawar931/
Dilaawar931/
Dailawar931/
Delawar8616,524/
Dilavar861,420/
Dilabar86143/
Dilowar8636/
Dulawar863/
Dilewar861/
Delaware804,370/
Deelawar80142/
Dailavar809/
Dailewar808/
Deulawar807/
Delawarr802/
Dilavare801/
Dilhabar801/
Dailabar801/
Dilaavar801/
Dilaivar801/
Deilavar801/
Dhailewar754/
Dilavahar751/
Dailewaar751/
Dilaworth750/
Delowar712,395/
Dilovar712,020/
Delavar71575/
Delabar71384/
Delewar71185/
Dilavarova7141/
Dilevar7129/
Dulavar718/
Dulewar713/
Dilavor711/
Dilobar711/
Delawor711/
Dylavar711/
Deulavar67130/
Dilavore6767/
Deelawor6741/
Dhulewar6712/
Dullavar6710/
Dilavoir679/
Delavare676/
Dilyavarova675/
Delavard671/
Delowarr671/
Deliavar671/
Delavaur671/
Deloiwar671/
Dhelavar671/
Dhulowar671/
Delabhar671/

Dilawar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dilawar in the Bengali language
দিলদারdiladara-
Dilawar in the Marathi language
िदलावरidalavara93.85
िदलवरidalavara2.49
दीलावरdilavara0.83
िदलावारidalavara0.67
िदलवारidalavara0.67
िदळावरidalavara0.33
दीलावारdilavara0.25
िलावरilavara0.25
दलावारdalavara0.08
दूलसारdulasara0.08
िदलबरidalabara0.08
िगलावरigalavara0.08
िदलाबरidalabara0.08
दीलवरdilavara0.08
लावरlavara0.08
Dilawar in the Hindi language
दिलावरdilavara87.01
दीलावरdilavara4.76
दिलवरdilavara3.46
दिलवारdilavara1.73
दिलाबरdilabara1.3
दलावरdalavara0.43
िदलावरidalavara0.43
दिलावारdilavara0.43
Dilawar in the Oriya language
ଦିଲାୱରdilawara28.26
ଦିଲୱାରdilawara26.09
ଦିଲାୱାରdilawara20.65
ଦିଲୱରdilawara11.96
ଦିଲଓରdila'ora2.17
ଦିଲାବରdilabara2.17
ଦିଲାଓରdila'ora2.17
ଦିଲାୱର୍dilawar1.09
ଦିଳାୱାରdilawara1.09
ଦିଇୱାରdi'iwara1.09
ଦିଲାଓାରdilaoara1.09
ଦୀଲୱରdilawara1.09
ଦୀଲାୱରdilawara1.09

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