Jaw Surname

65,306th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,644 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Gambia

Jaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt5,0031:18,3762,133
Gambia1,7641:1,090160
United States2761:1,313,25791,843
Indonesia1431:924,82068,783
Malaysia821:359,68619,062
Canada791:466,40040,200
Pakistan331:5,413,45134,034
England281:1,989,93178,001
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Taiwan211:1,116,4167,706
India191:40,371,862445,856
China181:75,962,3094,162
Mauritania151:272,99112,403
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Afghanistan91:3,572,57620,130
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
France41:16,605,680368,153
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belize11:355,4743,977
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Jaw (3,754) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jawh861,162/
Jawe86520/
Jauw86393/
Ijaw8699/
Djaw8673/
Tjaw8635/
Jiaw8628/
Jaew8614/
Jhaw8612/
Jeaw868/
Jaww866/
Jyaw865/
Javw862/
Jzaw861/
Jaiw861/
Jajw861/
Jahw861/
Jgaw861/
Jjaw861/
Tjauw75803/
Djawe75477/
Jhauw75120/
Djauw7551/
Tjawe7528/
Jaawe7513/
Jahaw7513/
Shjaw757/
Ijawe756/
Jjawe755/
Jiawe755/
Jihaw754/
Jahwt753/
Ajhaw752/
Jaihw751/
Hjaaw751/
Jawsh751/
Jajhw751/
Jaiwt751/
Jauwe751/
Jhawe751/
Ajiaw751/
Tjaiw751/
Hijaw751/
Jawhe751/
D'Jaw751/
Saw67963,661/
Zaw67216,944/
Yaw6735,268/
Jow672,808/
Jab671,972/
Jaf671,644/
Jav671,312/
Jayweh67167/
Djaiwe6721/
Iaw6714/
Ujiawe679/
Jaywhe679/
Hajyaw677/
Hijawe672/
Jjaawe672/
Ajiawe672/
Djaawe671/
Jöw671/
Gujhaw671/
Djahaw671/
Hojaew671/
Hijjaw671/
Jijawe671/
Gajgaw671/

Jaw Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jaw in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﺎﻭjaw50
ﺟﻮjw37.5
ﺟﺎﻭﻭjaww12.5
Jaw in the Tibetan language
ཇོའུ་jo'u40
བྱའུ།ja'u20
ཇོ་བོ།jowo20
ཇའུ་ja'u20
Jaw in the Arabic language
عجوjw-
جّوjw-
جوّjw-
جوjw-

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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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