Gujar Surname
Approximately 67,041 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameGujar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 59,671 | 1:12,855 | 1,054 |
| Pakistan | 5,070 | 1:35,235 | 1,644 |
| Nepal | 876 | 1:32,513 | 1,210 |
| Afghanistan | 308 | 1:104,393 | 2,642 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| United Arab Emirates | 225 | 1:40,721 | 4,209 |
| United States | 114 | 1:3,179,464 | 183,182 |
| England | 72 | 1:773,862 | 42,299 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Hong Kong | 56 | 1:130,991 | 2,371 |
| Qatar | 53 | 1:44,491 | 4,459 |
| Philippines | 47 | 1:2,154,005 | 122,929 |
| Thailand | 40 | 1:1,765,959 | 222,048 |
| Canada | 25 | 1:1,473,824 | 101,190 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Greece | 6 | 1:1,846,632 | 89,049 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
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.gurjar2000The Gujar surname is a variant of the Gujjar clan hailing from Punjab region of modern day Pakistan.
- djookerThis surname derives from the term gurjar, which in Sanskrit means 'destroyer of enemies'.
- joginderGujar Demographics
Average Gujar Salary in
United States
$67,650 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gujar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gujar Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gujar (Georgian: გუჯარ, Hindi: गुजर, Marathi: गुजर, Oriya: ଗୁଜର) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gujar.
How Common Is The Last Name Gujar? popularity and diffusion
Gujar is the 8,500th most commonly held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 108,703 people. The surname occurs predominantly 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 frequently used given name world-wide It is held by 6,641 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 59,671 people, or 1 in 12,855. In India Gujar is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 84 percent live, Jammu and Kashmir, where 7 percent live and Rajasthan, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account India it occurs in 43 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 8 percent live and Nepal, where 1 percent live.
Gujar Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Gujar last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the 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
Gujar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gujar in the Georgian language | ||
| გუჯარ | gujar | - |
| Gujar in the Marathi language | ||
| गुजर | gujara | 96.57 |
| गूजर | gujara | 2.17 |
| गुजार | gujara | 0.14 |
| ग़ुजर | gujara | 0.02 |
| ्गुजर | gujara | 0.01 |
| गुज | guja | 0.01 |
| गुजऱ | gujara | 0.01 |
| जुजर | jujara | 0.01 |
| गाजरे | gajare | 0.01 |
| गुजरे | gujare | 0.01 |
| मुजर | mujara | 0 |
| गजरी | gajari | 0 |
| गुहार | guhara | 0 |
| गुजरु | gujaru | 0 |
| गजर | gajara | 0 |
| गुजी | guji | 0 |
| पुजारी | pujari | 0 |
| गुजारे | gujare | 0 |
| कुजर | kujara | 0 |
| सुजर | sujara | 0 |
| गुनार | gunara | 0 |
| Gujar in the Hindi language | ||
| गुजर | gujara | 50.21 |
| गूजर | gujara | 46.14 |
| गुजार | gujara | 2.71 |
| गूजरा | gujara | 0.31 |
| ग़ुजर | gujara | 0.05 |
| गुजार् | gujar | 0.05 |
| Gujar in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗୁଜର | gujara | 50 |
| ଗୁଜାର | gujara | 35.71 |
| ଗୁଯର | guyara | 14.29 |
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