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 more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Jawa.
How Common Is The Last Name Jawa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 26,126th most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 353,850 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Jawa reside; 37 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 37 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Jawa is also the 90,091st most widely held forename worldwide, borne by 5,545 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 5,618 people, or 1 in 23,540. In Indonesia Jawa is most numerous in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 59 percent live, North Sumatra, where 8 percent live and North Maluku, where 6 percent live. Barring Indonesia it is found in 66 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 26 percent live and Malaysia, where 9 percent live.
Jawa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Jawa last name is chiefly Christian (60%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Jawa last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being 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
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