Jawahir Surname

110,221st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,219 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Jawahir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jawahir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia7451:177,51617,148
Sri Lanka6581:31,6243,961
Morocco5791:59,5449,923
Saudi Arabia5571:55,3967,891
Trinidad and Tobago3471:3,931649
Pakistan3311:539,7108,991
United States1921:1,887,807122,674
Malaysia1321:223,44112,908
Kenya1271:363,62121,126
South Africa1091:497,04340,551
United Arab Emirates891:102,9478,862
Guyana881:8,6621,362
Suriname581:9,5282,431
Mauritius421:30,7966,238
Canada381:969,62173,252
Qatar311:76,0647,685
India251:30,682,615377,978
Saint Lucia231:7,773895
England191:2,932,529101,561
Grenada61:18,0891,003
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Nepal41:7,120,23914,461
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
France11:66,422,722504,397
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Jawahir (22,566) may also be a first name.

Jawahir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jawahir (Hindi: जवाहिर, Marathi: जवाहीर, Oriya: ଜବାହର) is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jawahir? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 110,221st most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,727,316 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 61 percent of Jawahir live; 24 percent live in South Asia and 21 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 34,514th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 22,566 people.

Jawahir is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is held by 745 people, or 1 in 177,516. In Indonesia Jawahir is mostly found in: West Java, where 31 percent reside, East Java, where 30 percent reside and Central Java, where 20 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia this last name exists in 31 countries. It is also found in Sri Lanka, where 16 percent reside and Morocco, where 14 percent reside.

Jawahir Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Jawahir surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.56% being registered with the political party.

The amount Jawahir earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 47.18% more than the national average, earning R 349,752 per year; in United States they earn 3.85% less than the national average, earning $41,487 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.08% more than the national average, earning $56,180 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jawahier9374/
Jauwahir9314/
Jahwahir931/
Jawaher86354/
Jowahir86280/
Javahir86221/
Jawohir8616/
Yawahir867/
Jowahire805/
Javhahir801/
Jawaer771/
Javahirre751/
Javaher71135/
Jowohir7146/
Jaweher718/
Jowaher713/
Yawaer621/
Javaer621/
Jobeair578/
Javaert571/
Joveair571/
Yahuaire5328/
Joshuaher501/
Hayiawaer501/

Jawahir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jawahir in the Hindi language
जवाहिरjavahira80.77
जवाहीरjavahira18.27
जवहिरjavahira0.96
Jawahir in the Marathi language
जवाहीरjavahira56.6
जवािहरjavaihara30.19
जवाहरjavahara7.55
जवाहीjavahi1.89
झ्वाहीरjhvahira1.89
जावहीरjavahira1.89
Jawahir in the Oriya language
ଜବାହରjabahara50
ଜବାହିରjabahira50

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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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  • 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 Jawahir
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