Jav Surname

291,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Mongolia

Jav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan5511:324,2186,598
Mongolia2711:10,4251,480
India1931:3,974,432108,189
Bosnia and Herzegovina1081:32,7444,971
Taiwan491:478,4643,638
Iran291:2,647,67384,414
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
England41:13,929,515290,718
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
France31:22,140,907385,998
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770

Jav (686) may also be a first name.

Jav Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jav (Arabic: جاف, Hindi: जव, Marathi: जााव) is most common in Pakistan. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jav? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jav is the 291,587th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 5,554,532 people. The last name Jav is mostly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Jav are found; 59 percent are found in South Asia and 44 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Jav is also the 315,870th most widespread first name globally, held by 686 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is held by 551 people, or 1 in 324,218. In Pakistan it is mostly found in: Punjab, where 93 percent reside, Sindh, where 4 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 2 percent reside. Beside Pakistan Jav exists in 48 countries. It is also common in Mongolia, where 21 percent reside and India, where 15 percent reside.

Jav Last Name Statistics demography

Jav earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jatv86209/
Javd8658/
Jaiv8632/
Javh8632/
Jahv8620/
Jaev865/
Jhav864/
Jaav863/
Javz862/
Javw862/
Jzav861/
Jajv861/
Ijav861/
Javt861/
Jeav861/
Jasv861/
Jjav861/
Ijhav75377/
Jahav7570/
Ejhav7530/
Jhaiv7513/
Ojhav7513/
Jaivd755/
Jathv752/
Hijav752/
Ujjav752/
Ujhav751/
Hjasv751/
Jhaev751/
Jausv751/
Jaisv751/
Jajvt751/
Jijav751/
Jauvd751/
Ejiav751/
Javhd751/
Sav67120,602/
Yav6746,743/
Jaw677,644/
Cav674,739/
Jap672,056/
Jab671,972/
Jaf671,644/
Iav671,469/
Hav671,453/
Jov671,051/
Hojaev67164/
Eav67157/
Ojhaiv6763/
Zav6734/
Hajaev674/
Ojhauv673/
Jabová671/
Japova671/
Hajiav671/
Gojgav671/
Jahaiv671/
Jaheev671/

Jav Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jav in the Marathi language
जाावjaava89.19
जावjava9.46
Jav in the Hindi language
जवjava54.95
जङावjanava35.14
जावjava9.91
Jav in the Arabic language
جافjaf-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jav
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