Ghiwar Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Ghiwar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghiwar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India81:95,883,173728,828
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Ghiwar (12) may also be a first name.

Ghiwar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ghiwar (Hindi: घिवार) has its highest incidence in India. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghiwar? popularity and diffusion

Ghiwar is the 6,360,413th most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ghiwar live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 89 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 12 people.

Ghiwar is most widespread in India, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 95,883,173. In India it is most frequent in: Madhya Pradesh, where 50 percent are found, Jharkhand, where 38 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 13 percent are found. Not including India this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghiware9240/
Ghaiwar925/
Giwar9115/
Ghivar83257/
Goiwar8319/
Ghewar8311/
Giware839/
Ghuwar835/
Guiwar834/
Gaiwar832/
Ghivare77259/
Gheware77209/
Ghaivar7727/
Ghaibar778/
Ghaywar776/
Ghiouar773/
Gaiware773/
Gaiswar771/
Gewar73101/
Guwar7369/
Gibar7319/
Givar7317/
Giwor731/
Ghaibarh711/
Gahaivar711/
Guivar67730/
Ghevar67427/
Gaibar67124/
Guewar6780/
Givard6761/
Gujwar6746/
Givarz6739/
Gajwar6735/
Givair6726/
Gojwar6715/
Givart6713/
Gaivar6713/
Geware6711/
Givhar675/
Gaywar675/
Gebhar673/
Givare673/
Ghuvar673/
Gewarz672/
Gewear672/
Guiwor672/
Ngewar671/
Geewar671/
Gjbhar671/
Guwhar671/
Gibair671/
Gehbar671/
Ghivor671/

Ghiwar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ghiwar in the Hindi language
घिवारghivara-

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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 Ghiwar
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