Gulwar Surname

1,785,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Gulwar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gulwar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan1031:312,1674,880
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Gulwar (245) may also be a first name.

Gulwar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gulwar (Hindi: गुल्वारा, Marathi: गुलवार) is found most frequently in Afghanistan. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gulwar.

How Common Is The Last Name Gulwar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gulwar is the 1,785,358th most common surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 68,750,433 people. The surname Gulwar is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Gulwar live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 570,604th most commonly held given name worldwide. It is borne by 245 people.

This surname is most frequent in Afghanistan, where it is held by 103 people, or 1 in 312,167. In Afghanistan Gulwar is most prevalent in: Nangarhar, where 43 percent reside, Khost, where 36 percent reside and Kabul, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Afghanistan this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 2 percent reside and Pakistan, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gujlwar924/
Gulwarz922/
Gullwar922/
Gaulwar921/
Gujjlwar861/
Gulbar83831/
Gulvar8325/
Golwar8317/
Guggilwar801/
Gulbhar77143/
Gulbaar772/
Gholwar771/
Ghulbar771/
Gulhbar771/
Guhlbar771/
Gullbar771/
Gulvhar771/
Gulvahar717/
Ghulbhar711/
Gulhbaar711/
Gullbhar711/
Gutlevar711/
Gülbar6770/
Gilvar6747/
Gülvar6715/
Gulbor6713/
Gilvear62334/
Gulboor6233/
Gilvair620/
Gülvarova538/
Gühlbahar531/
Gilvor502/

Gulwar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gulwar in the Marathi language
गुलवारgulavara-
Gulwar in the Hindi language
गुल्वाराgulvara50
गुलवरgulavara50

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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 Gulwar
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