Jaw Surname
Approximately 7,644 people bear this surname
Jaw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 5,003 | 1:18,376 | 2,133 |
| Gambia | 1,764 | 1:1,090 | 160 |
| United States | 276 | 1:1,313,257 | 91,843 |
| Indonesia | 143 | 1:924,820 | 68,783 |
| Malaysia | 82 | 1:359,686 | 19,062 |
| Canada | 79 | 1:466,400 | 40,200 |
| Pakistan | 33 | 1:5,413,451 | 34,034 |
| England | 28 | 1:1,989,931 | 78,001 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Taiwan | 21 | 1:1,116,416 | 7,706 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| China | 18 | 1:75,962,309 | 4,162 |
| Mauritania | 15 | 1:272,991 | 12,403 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Spain | 13 | 1:3,596,310 | 69,669 |
| Afghanistan | 9 | 1:3,572,576 | 20,130 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Jaw (3,754) may also be a first name.
Jaw Demographics
Jaw Political Affiliation
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Jaw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jaw Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jaw (Arabic: عجو, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺎﻭ, Tibetan: ཇོའུ་) is found most frequently in Egypt. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jaw? popularity and diffusion
The last name Jaw is the 65,306th most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 953,368 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Jaw live; 66 percent live in North Africa and 65 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 114,889th most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 3,754 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Egypt, where it is borne by 5,003 people, or 1 in 18,376. Apart from Egypt it occurs in 49 countries. It also occurs in The Gambia, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.
Jaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Jaw has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Jaw last name increased 2,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Jaw Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Jaw last name are 4.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.67% registered with the party.
The amount Jaw earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 17.13% more than the national average, earning $50,539 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.89% less than the national average, earning $47,752 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jawh | 86 | 1,162 | / |
| Jawe | 86 | 520 | / |
| Jauw | 86 | 393 | / |
| Ijaw | 86 | 99 | / |
| Djaw | 86 | 73 | / |
| Tjaw | 86 | 35 | / |
| Jiaw | 86 | 28 | / |
| Jaew | 86 | 14 | / |
| Jhaw | 86 | 12 | / |
| Jeaw | 86 | 8 | / |
| Jaww | 86 | 6 | / |
| Jyaw | 86 | 5 | / |
| Javw | 86 | 2 | / |
| Jzaw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jaiw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jajw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jahw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jgaw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jjaw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tjauw | 75 | 803 | / |
| Djawe | 75 | 477 | / |
| Jhauw | 75 | 120 | / |
| Djauw | 75 | 51 | / |
| Tjawe | 75 | 28 | / |
| Jaawe | 75 | 13 | / |
| Jahaw | 75 | 13 | / |
| Shjaw | 75 | 7 | / |
| Ijawe | 75 | 6 | / |
| Jjawe | 75 | 5 | / |
| Jiawe | 75 | 5 | / |
| Jihaw | 75 | 4 | / |
| Jahwt | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ajhaw | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jaihw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hjaaw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jawsh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jajhw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jaiwt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jauwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jhawe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ajiaw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tjaiw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hijaw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jawhe | 75 | 1 | / |
| D'Jaw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Saw | 67 | 963,661 | / |
| Zaw | 67 | 216,944 | / |
| Yaw | 67 | 35,268 | / |
| Jow | 67 | 2,808 | / |
| Jab | 67 | 1,972 | / |
| Jaf | 67 | 1,644 | / |
| Jav | 67 | 1,312 | / |
| Jayweh | 67 | 167 | / |
| Djaiwe | 67 | 21 | / |
| Iaw | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ujiawe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Jaywhe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hajyaw | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hijawe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jjaawe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ajiawe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Djaawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jöw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gujhaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djahaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hojaew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hijjaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jijawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gajgaw | 67 | 1 | / |
Jaw Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jaw in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﺎﻭ | jaw | 50 |
| ﺟﻮ | jw | 37.5 |
| ﺟﺎﻭﻭ | jaww | 12.5 |
| Jaw in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཇོའུ་ | jo'u | 40 |
| བྱའུ། | ja'u | 20 |
| ཇོ་བོ། | jowo | 20 |
| ཇའུ་ | ja'u | 20 |
| Jaw in the Arabic language | ||
| عجو | jw | - |
| جّو | jw | - |
| جوّ | jw | - |
| جو | jw | - |
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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 Jaw
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