Jawa Surname
Approximately 20,595 people bear this surname
Jawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 5,618 | 1:23,540 | 2,830 |
| Saudi Arabia | 5,446 | 1:5,666 | 787 |
| Malaysia | 1,905 | 1:15,483 | 1,547 |
| Pakistan | 1,766 | 1:101,157 | 3,207 |
| India | 1,058 | 1:725,015 | 33,316 |
| Kenya | 994 | 1:46,459 | 4,791 |
| Yemen | 505 | 1:52,327 | 4,120 |
| Tanzania | 443 | 1:119,507 | 11,403 |
| Nigeria | 384 | 1:461,309 | 23,423 |
| United Arab Emirates | 368 | 1:24,897 | 2,807 |
| Cameroon | 350 | 1:59,340 | 7,638 |
| Egypt | 305 | 1:301,429 | 19,796 |
| Zimbabwe | 265 | 1:58,258 | 8,839 |
| South Africa | 141 | 1:384,239 | 34,295 |
| Jordan | 125 | 1:70,739 | 5,985 |
| Papua New Guinea | 121 | 1:67,386 | 8,792 |
| Philippines | 108 | 1:937,391 | 83,277 |
| United States | 107 | 1:3,387,467 | 192,132 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| Thailand | 67 | 1:1,054,304 | 158,943 |
| Canada | 56 | 1:657,957 | 53,499 |
| Iran | 47 | 1:1,633,671 | 62,881 |
| Namibia | 45 | 1:53,542 | 6,362 |
| England | 42 | 1:1,326,620 | 59,571 |
| Qatar | 31 | 1:76,064 | 7,685 |
| Brunei | 31 | 1:13,507 | 1,681 |
| Afghanistan | 21 | 1:1,531,104 | 12,360 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Uganda | 19 | 1:2,054,699 | 65,771 |
| Taiwan | 15 | 1:1,562,983 | 10,375 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Liberia | 10 | 1:440,854 | 21,753 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Jawa (5,545) may also be a first name.
Jawa Demographics
Average Jawa Salary in
United States
$54,396 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Jawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jawa (Arabic: جوا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺎﻭ, Hindi: जावा, Oriya: ଜାୱା, Tibetan: བྱ་བ།) is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jawa? popularity and diffusion
Jawa is the 26,126th most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 353,850 people. Jawa occurs predominantly in Asia, where 83 percent of Jawa live; 37 percent live in Southeast Asia and 37 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Jawa is also the 90,091st most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 5,545 people.
The surname Jawa is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 5,618 people, or 1 in 23,540. In Indonesia Jawa is most common in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 59 percent are found, North Sumatra, where 8 percent are found and North Maluku, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Indonesia this last name is found in 66 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 26 percent are found and Malaysia, where 9 percent are found.
Jawa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (60%) in Kenya.
In The United States Jawa are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Jawa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 44.99% less than the national average, earning R 130,728 per year; in United States they earn 26.07% more than the national average, earning $54,396 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.33% more than the national average, earning $54,816 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jawa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jawa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﺎﻭ | jaw | - |
| Jawa in the Tibetan language | ||
| བྱ་བ། | jawa | - |
| Jawa in the Hindi language | ||
| जावा | java | 75 |
| जवा | java | 25 |
| Jawa in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜାୱା | jawa | 36.36 |
| ଯାୱା | yawa | 27.27 |
| ଜୱା | jawa | 18.18 |
| ଜବା | jaba | 9.09 |
| ଯୱା | yawa | 9.09 |
| Jawa in the Arabic language | ||
| جوا | jwa | - |
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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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