Jawai Surname
Approximately 3,364 people bear this surname
Jawai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 3,057 | 1:58,438 | 2,255 |
| Indonesia | 113 | 1:1,170,347 | 83,147 |
| Papua New Guinea | 97 | 1:84,059 | 11,132 |
| Malaysia | 56 | 1:526,683 | 26,095 |
| Australia | 23 | 1:1,173,726 | 64,589 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
Jawai (2,721) may also be a first name.
Jawai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jawai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jawai (Hindi: जावाई, Marathi: जवाई) occurs in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jawai? popularity and diffusion
Jawai is the 133,917th most numerous family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,166,334 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Jawai live; 91 percent live in South Asia and 91 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 140,248th most frequently occurring given name at a global level It is held by 2,721 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is borne by 3,057 people, or 1 in 58,438. In Pakistan Jawai is mostly found in: Punjab, where 69 percent are found, Sindh, where 31 percent are found and Islamabad Capital Territory, where 0 percent are found. Besides Pakistan it is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 3 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jawai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jawai in the Hindi language | ||
| जावाई | java'i | - |
| Jawai in the Marathi language | ||
| जवाई | java'i | - |
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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 Jawai
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