Jawahar Surname

117,964th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,899 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Jawahar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jawahar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan1,3651:130,8753,736
India1,1371:674,64031,614
Afghanistan5411:59,4331,933
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
United Arab Emirates1571:58,3585,656
Jordan1061:83,4196,501
United States731:4,965,191254,179
Iran351:2,193,78675,524
Singapore341:161,9916,884
England281:1,989,93178,001
Qatar281:84,2149,043
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Oman41:921,9937,313
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Jawahar (55,223) may also be a first name.

Jawahar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jawahar (Arabic: جواهر, Bengali: জবাহর, Hindi: जवाहर, Marathi: जवाहर, Oriya: ଜୱାହର) is found in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jawahar? popularity and diffusion

Jawahar is the 117,964th most common family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,869,081 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Jawahar live; 79 percent live in South Asia and 51 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Jawahar is also the 16,980th most frequent first name globally It is held by 55,223 people.

It is most common in Pakistan, where it is held by 1,365 people, or 1 in 130,875. In Pakistan Jawahar is mostly concentrated in: Punjab, where 94 percent live, Sindh, where 2 percent live and Balochistan, where 2 percent live. Besides Pakistan this surname occurs in 35 countries. It is also common in India, where 29 percent live and Afghanistan, where 14 percent live.

Jawahar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Jawahar surname are 6.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.33% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Jawahar earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 20% more than the national average, earning R 285,156 per year and in United States they earn 43.6% more than the national average, earning $61,964 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jawahair937/
Jawhar924,596/
Jawaar927/
Jawahr922/
Javahar86975/
Jawhare8652/
Jowahar8616/
Jhawaar866/
Jawhair862/
Jawharr861/
Jawhear861/
Jawahur861/
Jhawhar861/
Jawaart861/
Jawar83916/
Jaiswaar8026/
Jawaheir805/
Jayswaar802/
Jauvahar802/
Javahaar801/
Javhahar801/
Jaivahar801/
Jabhahar801/
Jahwhare801/
Jowhar7716,932/
Jhawar776,168/
Jabaar77916/
Jaware77790/
Jaavar77613/
Jaabar77280/
Jawair77159/
Jajwar7786/
Jawwar7766/
Jaiwar7761/
Jabhar7761/
Jahwar7750/
Javhar7723/
Javaar7714/
Jaywar7713/
Javahr774/
Yawaar772/
Jawear772/
Jawarr771/
Jaawar771/
Yawahr771/
Yawhar771/
Jawarh771/
Jawhor771/
Jauwar771/
Jaouhar713,935/
Ijaware71185/
Javhare71135/
Jhaware7122/
Jahuare7122/
Jiaswar7119/
Yavahar7116/
Jahavar7111/
Jawaire7111/
Jaybhar718/
Jaibhar717/
Jasware715/
Jahawar714/
Jyaswar713/
Jaavare712/
Jowhair712/
Jauswar712/
Jaweard712/
Ja'abar712/
Jahbhar712/
Jahware712/
Jeaswar711/
Jajswar711/
Jhaswar711/
Jaavaar711/
Jaavarr711/
Jaaware711/
Jahvare711/
Jaihwar711/
Aijawar711/
Jashuar711/
Jhawear711/
Jahwair711/
Joiwhar711/
Jabar67136,105/
Yawar675,545/
Javar673,663/
Jawor672,519/
Jowar67349/
Jawór67122/
Jaishvar6744/
Jaisvaar6716/
Jaithvar6710/
Gujjawar678/
Jaisswar674/
Jayshvar673/
Jaiswarr672/
Jaisware672/
Jaouhard671/
Jaysvaar671/
Jashware671/
Ihabahar671/
Jaouhare671/
Ijawaire671/

Jawahar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jawahar in the Bengali language
জবাহরjabahara-
Jawahar in the Hindi language
जवाहरjavahara99.24
जवाहारjavahara0.2
जबाहरjabahara0.08
ज्वाहरjvahara0.06
जवहारjavahara0.06
जवहरjavahara0.06
जवारjavara0.03
जवाहराjavahara0.03
जावाहरjavahara0.03
जवाहऱjavahara0.03
जावहरjavahara0.03
जबाहारjabahara0.03
जवाहिरjavahira0.03
Jawahar in the Marathi language
जवाहरjavahara67.32
जवाहरलालjavaharalala28.43
जवािहरjavaihara1.65
जवारjavara1.42
राजभरrajabhara0.27
जैसवारjaisavara0.25
कहारkahara0.15
जवहरjavahara0.06
नहारnahara0.04
जनादर्नjanadarna0.04
जोहरjohara0.04
आधारadhara0.03
जवाहीरjavahira0.03
जमादारjamadara0.01
ज़वाहरzavahara0.01
जौहरjauhara0.01
जवाहारjavahara0.01
लवधरlavadhara0.01
गजाधरgajadhara0.01
रामधरramadhara0.01
Jawahar in the Oriya language
ଜୱାହରjawahara38.1
ଜବାହାରjabahara19.05
ଜୱାହାରjawahara14.29
ଜବାହାରଲାଲjabaharalala9.52
ଯବାରyabara4.76
ଜାବାହାରjabahara4.76
ସୟଦsayada4.76
ଜାଓହାରja'ohara4.76
Jawahar in the Arabic language
جواهرjwahr-

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