Gujar Surname

8,500th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67,041 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Gujar Surname User-submission:

This is a warrior caste surname of north India. in north India, there are prominently 4 warrior castes: the Rajputs, the Jats, the Gurjars, and the Yadavs. These 4 are the most feared castes of north India. It is said Radha the consort of Krishna was from the Gurjar caste.

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Gujar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India59,6711:12,8551,054
Pakistan5,0701:35,2351,644
Nepal8761:32,5131,210
Afghanistan3081:104,3932,642
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
United Arab Emirates2251:40,7214,209
United States1141:3,179,464183,182
England721:773,86242,299
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Qatar531:44,4914,459
Philippines471:2,154,005122,929
Thailand401:1,765,959222,048
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Norway81:642,78647,258
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
China21:683,660,78330,601
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508

Gujar (6,641) may also be a first name.

Gujar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a warrior caste surname of north India. in north India, there are prominently 4 warrior castes: the Rajputs, the Jats, the Gurjars, and the Yadavs. These 4 are the most feared castes of north India. It is said Radha the consort of Krishna was from the Gurjar caste. The state of Gujarat derives its name from the word gurjars who ruled the land around 6 to the mid 11 century AD. The statue of unity (Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel) of Gujarat is from Gurjar's caste.

- ajit.gurjar2000

The Gujar surname is a variant of the Gujjar clan hailing from Punjab region of modern day Pakistan.

- djooker

This surname derives from the term gurjar, which in Sanskrit means 'destroyer of enemies'.

- joginder

Gujar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gujar (Georgian: გუჯარ, Hindi: गुजर, Marathi: गुजर, Oriya: ଗୁଜର) is found most in India. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gujar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,500th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 108,703 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Gujar live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 84 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Gujar is also the 80,278th most commonly used given name at a global level, borne by 6,641 people.

It is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 59,671 people, or 1 in 12,855. In India it is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 84 percent are found, Jammu and Kashmir, where 7 percent are found and Rajasthan, where 3 percent are found. Outside of India this last name occurs in 43 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 8 percent are found and Nepal, where 1 percent are found.

Gujar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gujar surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gujar earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 30.75% more than the national average, earning 452,510 kr per year; in United States they earn 56.78% more than the national average, earning $67,650 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.06% less than the national average, earning $39,716 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gujjar9111,221/
Gujarr91229/
Gutjar9168/
Goujar9121/
Gaujar9113/
Guujar9110/
Gujhar9110/
Ghujar918/
Gujair916/
Gujaar914/
Gudjar913/
Guhjar911/
Gujzar911/
Ujar89183/
Gujr8928/
Gaujard83498/
Gujahar83156/
Goujart8388/
Gaujare8312/
Gujjarr838/
Gujarrr833/
Ghujjar833/
Ghujare832/
Gujaure832/
Gujarth831/
Gujjaar831/
Gutjare831/
Gajar8020,373/
Gojar804,187/
Gusar801,800/
Gujer80882/
Gujor80676/
Guzar80441/
Hujar80264/
Guear8043/
Gijar8035/
Gujir8023/
Gejar8010/
Oujar805/
Gucar801/
Uujar801/
Gójar801/
Ghujr801/
Uhjar801/
Guthjahr7751/
Goujeard778/
Gaujeart771/
Gutjahar771/
Ujr755/
Ghajar731,313/
Gijare731,093/
Ghusar73736/
Gujord7389/
Gusare7389/
Gusart7374/
Guízar7374/
Goojar7371/
Guyear7349/
Gausar7343/
Gukhar7340/
Aujare7333/
Guzair7327/
Gusair7326/
Guziar7321/
Gujire7317/
Guzzar7316/
Guscar7313/
Ghuzar7311/
Gejard739/
Gousar736/
Ngujir736/
Gauzar735/
Gujior735/
Gouyar733/
Gujere733/
Ghojar733/
Guísar733/
Gurzar732/
Gauiar732/
Gaujer732/
Gujore732/
Guchar732/
Guiyar732/
Goujer732/
Gouzar732/
Gueiar732/
Gusard731/
Guzare731/
Guzhar731/
Houjar731/
Gohjar731/
Gujjhr731/
Gueard731/
Gusaar731/
Guìzar731/
Guyyar731/
Ghujer731/
Ngijar731/
Nguzar731/
Gaur6771,462/
Gour6755,739/
Uyar6747,488/
Gear677,610/
Ajar674,406/
Gair674,278/
Ujir672,746/
Ujor672,013/
Gaer671,196/
Ejar671,051/
Ijar67982/
Ujer67758/
Ojar67535/
Gaujour67378/
Gaukhar67322/
Gouchar67181/
Gayr6761/
Gouyard6750/
Gojr6733/
Haujard6723/
Gouiard6720/
Gaajare6710/
Guzzard6710/
Ghusair678/
Ghusare677/
Gouzard675/
Gaujere675/
Goudjor674/
Gouzzar674/
Gudzhar673/
Ghuchar673/
Nggejar673/
Aujr673/
Guchard673/
Gusaitr673/
Yjar673/
Gusahar672/
Guehard672/
Ghuzair672/
Gousard671/
Gejr671/
Ghajare671/
Gauchar671/
Gausair671/
Gausare671/
Goukhar671/
Guiyard671/
Uiar671/
Guehart671/
Gauyare671/
Gaujeir671/
Gouzare671/
Gouzayr671/
Guiyare671/
Géar671/
Gahajar671/
Gusaire671/
Ujrt671/
Ujtr671/
Uijr671/
Ujhr671/
Ujjr671/
Uujr671/
Uyjr671/
Gouiart671/
Guchart670/
Euar670/

Gujar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gujar in the Georgian language
გუჯარgujar-
Gujar in the Marathi language
गुजरgujara96.57
गूजरgujara2.17
गुजारgujara0.14
ग़ुजरgujara0.02
्गुजरgujara0.01
गुजguja0.01
गुजऱgujara0.01
जुजरjujara0.01
गाजरेgajare0.01
गुजरेgujare0.01
मुजरmujara0
गजरीgajari0
गुहारguhara0
गुजरुgujaru0
गजरgajara0
गुजीguji0
पुजारीpujari0
गुजारेgujare0
कुजरkujara0
सुजरsujara0
गुनारgunara0
Gujar in the Hindi language
गुजरgujara50.21
गूजरgujara46.14
गुजारgujara2.71
गूजराgujara0.31
ग़ुजरgujara0.05
गुजार्gujar0.05
Gujar in the Oriya language
ଗୁଜରgujara50
ଗୁଜାରgujara35.71
ଗୁଯରguyara14.29

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