Jawah Surname
Approximately 480 people bear this surname
Jawah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Malaysia | 74 | 1:398,571 | 20,802 |
| Afghanistan | 69 | 1:465,988 | 6,093 |
| Philippines | 36 | 1:2,812,173 | 137,318 |
| Liberia | 23 | 1:191,675 | 12,886 |
| Indonesia | 21 | 1:6,297,581 | 275,398 |
| Iran | 9 | 1:8,531,392 | 160,212 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Jawah (86) may also be a first name.
Jawah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jawah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jawah (Hindi: जवाह) is held by more people in Saudi Arabia than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Jawah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 635,252nd most widespread surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 15,182,387 people. The surname Jawah occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Jawah reside; 50 percent reside in West Asia and 50 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. Jawah is also the 1,032,266th most numerous forename throughout the world, held by 86 people.
The surname is most frequent in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 239 people, or 1 in 129,104. Outside of Saudi Arabia it occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 15 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jawah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jawah in the Hindi language | ||
| जवाह | javaha | - |
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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 Jawah
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