Jawab Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Jawab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jawab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia451:2,938,871165,726
Afghanistan201:1,607,65912,727
Pakistan171:10,508,46449,949
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Jawab (528) may also be a first name.

Jawab Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Jawab Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Jawab (Marathi: जवाब) occurs most in Indonesia. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jawab? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,806,862nd most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 70,072,557 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Jawab reside; 51 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 51 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Jawab is also the 367,169th most widely held given name at a global level It is held by 528 people.

The last name is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 2,938,871. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: Central Java, where 47 percent are found, East Java, where 33 percent are found and Central Kalimantan, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Indonesia this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 19 percent are found and Pakistan, where 16 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jawaab9162/
Djawab919/
Jauwab911/
Jhawab911/
Jawaib911/
Jaiwab911/
Sawab803,409/
Jabab8075/
Zawab8039/
Javab8019/
Jawap8011/
Jaweb8010/
Cawab802/
Yawab802/
Jawav801/
Jawob801/
Jowab801/
Jawaahab771/
Sawaab73407/
Zawaab7319/
Jaabob7316/
Zawaib738/
Sawaib733/
Sahwab732/
Jabaib731/
Sawaub731/
Jabaub731/
Jabaab731/
Jaabab731/
Jahbab731/
Jiawav731/
Scawab731/
Jabahab6756/
Yawahab6727/
Jaaboub6715/
Ijaabab679/
Jaihuab679/
Jabhabh671/
Ijhavab671/
Scawaab671/

Jawab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jawab in the Marathi language
जवाबjavaba-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jawab
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