Javaheri Surname

30,461st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,534 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Javaheri Surname User-submission:

The Javaheri surname means 'jeweller'. It comes from the Persian word with Arabic root jawaher, meaning 'jewel'. Or it could come from old Persian gohar, meaning 'jewel'.

Javaheri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran16,7171:4,593633
United States5221:694,36654,999
Canada971:379,85133,859
England501:1,114,36153,243
Sweden331:298,38720,789
Italy231:2,658,98696,069
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Israel91:950,84857,975
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
India71:109,580,769786,157
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
France51:13,284,544357,392
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Javaherí (1) are calculated separately.

Javaheri (529) may also be a first name.

Javaheri Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Javaheri surname means 'jeweller'. It comes from the Persian word with Arabic root jawaher, meaning 'jewel'. Or it could come from old Persian gohar, meaning 'jewel'.

- luoda09

Javaheri Last Name Facts

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

The last name Javaheri (Marathi: जवहेरी) is borne by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Javaherí. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Javaheri? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 30,461st most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 415,624 people. Javaheri is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Javaheri live; 95 percent live in South Asia and 95 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Javaheri is also the 366,789th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 529 people.

The last name is most numerous in Iran, where it is borne by 16,717 people, or 1 in 4,593. In Iran it is mostly found in: Tehran Province, where 23 percent reside, Kurdistan Province, where 9 percent reside and Qom Province, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Iran this surname exists in 32 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Javaheri Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Javaheri are 24.78% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 78.01% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Javaheri earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 43.77% less than the national average, earning 194,606 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 100.44% more than the national average, earning R 476,316 per year; in United States they earn 37.08% more than the national average, earning $59,149 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.49% more than the national average, earning $60,859 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Javaherí961/
Javaherie941/
Javaheeri941/
Javahaeri941/
Javahery8898/
Javahiri8840/
Jawaheri8829/
Javaaeri885/
Jabaheri881/
Jawahery75451/
Javahire75235/
Jawahiri7531/
Javaheresht741/
Javahiree711/
Javahirre711/
Jafaery671/
Jawahire6363/
Jaffaery637/
Jowahire505/
Yahuairi501/

Javaheri Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Javaheri in the Marathi language
जवहेरीjavaheri-

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