Jawak Surname

294,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,297 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Jawak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jawak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,0121:130,68113,086
Malaysia901:327,71417,651
Iraq581:603,8229,381
Pakistan511:3,502,82126,594
India461:16,675,334263,471
Philippines181:5,624,346177,167
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Jawak (71) may also be a first name.

Jawak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jawak (Marathi: जवक) occurs most in Indonesia. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Jawak.

How Common Is The Last Name Jawak? popularity and diffusion

Jawak is the 294,281st most frequently held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 5,618,771 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Jawak reside; 86 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 86 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Jawak is also the 1,152,838th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 71 people.

This last name is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is held by 1,012 people, or 1 in 130,681. In Indonesia Jawak is most numerous in: North Sumatra, where 84 percent are found, Jakarta, where 12 percent are found and Central Java, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Indonesia this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 7 percent are found and Iraq, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jawake9166/
Djawak917/
Jhawak915/
Jauwak913/
Jawakh911/
Jaywak911/
Jachwak8336/
Jaiswak833/
Jayswak832/
Javak80650/
Sawak80408/
Zawak80287/
Jowak80135/
Yawak8086/
Jawok806/
Jawag803/
Javake7372/
Yawake7344/
Yahwak7337/
Saiwak7319/
Jaivak738/
Jawook738/
Jowack737/
Zawack736/
Yawack736/
Jhavak735/
Javack734/
Joswak733/
Sawhak733/
Sajwak732/
Jauvak731/
Zhawak731/
Seawak731/
Javask731/
Jawadc731/
Djawag731/
Jeawok731/
Yawaak731/
Zawake731/
Giawak731/
Jabeak731/
Jaswac731/
Sawaik731/
Jawoks730/
Jaabouk67273/
Jhabakh6752/
Jyawook6737/
Jiawook6718/
Yachwak6718/
Zawacke6715/
Jaaback6714/
Djowake676/
Zawaske675/
Jaewook674/
Zawaazk672/
Javakhe672/
Jeawgok672/
Jaiwgok671/
Dziawak671/
Zawadkh671/
Jawaidq671/
Javadkp671/
Jaysvak671/

Jawak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jawak in the Marathi language
जवकjavaka83.78
जावकjavaka10.81
जावकाजjavakaja5.41

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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
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  • 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 Jawak
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