Jawaher Surname

794,916th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 354 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Palestine

Jawaher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jawaher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Palestine581:78,4286,290
Indonesia531:2,495,268147,726
India301:25,568,846339,406
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Yemen131:2,032,71513,240
France101:6,642,272293,169
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Tunisia61:101,77114,710
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England21:27,859,030389,889
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Jawaher (44,123) may also be a first name.

Jawaher Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jawaher (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻮﺍﻫﺮ, Hindi: जवाहर, Marathi: जवाहर) occurs in Morocco more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jawaher? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 794,916th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 20,586,288 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 55 percent of Jawaher reside; 40 percent reside in North Africa and 40 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 20,496th most common first name worldwide It is held by 44,123 people.

Jawaher is most frequent in Morocco, where it is held by 136 people, or 1 in 253,501. Excluding Morocco this last name is found in 18 countries. It is also found in Palestine, where 16 percent live and Indonesia, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jawahier9374/
Jawaer921/
Jawahir864,219/
Javaher86135/
Jaweher868/
Jowaher863/
Jauwahir8014/
Jahwahir801/
Yawaer771/
Javaer771/
Jowahir71280/
Javahir71221/
Jawohir7116/
Yawahir717/
Javaert711/
Jowahire675/
Javhahir671/
Hayiawaer631/
Joshuaher631/
Javahirre631/
Jovaer621/
Jowohir5746/
Jobaeyr571/
Jeibaer571/
Josuhaer531/

Jawaher Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jawaher in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﻮﺍﻫﺮjwahr-
Jawaher in the Hindi language
जवाहरjavahara94.74
जवाहिरjavahira5.26
Jawaher in the Marathi language
जवाहरjavahara80
जवहेरjavahera20

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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 Jawaher
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