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
Jawa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Jawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jawa (Arabic: جوا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺎﻭ, Hindi: जावा, Oriya: ଜାୱା, Tibetan: བྱ་བ།) is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jawa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 26,126th most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 353,850 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 83 percent of Jawa live; 37 percent live in Southeast Asia and 37 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 90,091st most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 5,545 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 5,618 people, or 1 in 23,540. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 59 percent live, North Sumatra, where 8 percent live and North Maluku, where 6 percent live. Besides Indonesia it occurs in 66 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 26 percent live and Malaysia, where 9 percent live.
Jawa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Jawa surname is principally Christian (60%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Jawa last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the political 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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jawa
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