Dwar Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Dwar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dwar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan491:656,1877,419
India331:23,244,406321,547
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Dwar (285) may also be a first name.

Dwar Last Name Facts

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

Dwar (Hindi: द्वार, Oriya: ାର) has its highest incidence in Afghanistan. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dwar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dwar is the 1,817,111th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 70,752,873 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Dwar are found; 80 percent are found in South Asia and 48 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Dwar is also the 524,196th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 285 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Afghanistan, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 656,187. In Afghanistan Dwar is most numerous in: Kabul, where 27 percent live, Paktia, where 22 percent live and Nangarhar, where 18 percent live. Other than Afghanistan it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in India, where 32 percent live and Nigeria, where 9 percent live.

Dwar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dwar has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 54 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dwar Last Name Statistics demography

Dwar earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.63% more than the national average, earning $50,325 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhwar89138/
Dware89130/
Dwair892/
Dwear891/
Dwarz891/
Dwgar890/
Dhware8024/
Dwayre8022/
D'Ward806/
Dwhare802/
Dwaire801/
D'Wair801/
Twar75510/
Duar75177/
Dbar75158/
Dvar7563/
Dwor7520/
Dhwaare736/
Dehewar731/
Duart671,869/
Dhvar67479/
Twarz67122/
Duard6782/
Duare6765/
Dwore6747/
Ddbar6745/
Dweir6727/
Twair6726/
Htwar6718/
Dvare6717/
Duarh6715/
Tware6710/
Dhbar676/
Dhuar676/
Ttwar674/
Dbarr671/
Twarh671/
Dvgar671/
Hduar671/
Twhar671/
Duarz671/
Duajr671/
Dweyr670/
Dvear670/

Dwar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dwar in the Oriya language
ାରara-
Dwar in the Hindi language
द्वारdvara50
दारdara50

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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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  • 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 Dwar
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