Jawam Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Ghana

Jawam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jawam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan441:4,060,08828,888
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813

Jawam (58) may also be a first name.

Jawam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jawam occurs in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Jawam.

How Common Is The Last Name Jawam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,372,517th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. Jawam occurs predominantly in Asia, where 86 percent of Jawam are found; 69 percent are found in South Asia and 69 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,295,729th most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 58 people.

Jawam is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 4,060,088. In Pakistan Jawam is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 98 percent live and Sindh, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Pakistan this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 14 percent live and Indonesia, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jawame91147/
Jawajm911/
Jawahm911/
Jawan804,232/
Javam801,206/
Zawam80606/
Jawom80277/
Sawam80126/
Yawam8028/
Jabam8011/
Cawam801/
Iawam801/
Jawaisim771/
Jaiwan731,455/
Jahwan73870/
Jiawan73713/
Jawane73128/
Yawame7399/
Djawan7367/
Jaywan7338/
Jeawan7314/
Jajwan7311/
Jawain737/
Sawuam736/
Javgam736/
Ijawan735/
Jawaan735/
Jyawan734/
Zawwam734/
Jaawan734/
Sawaam734/
Jhawan733/
Zawaam732/
Javaim732/
Jatvam731/
Jawwan731/
Jawhan731/
Saiwam731/
Saawam731/
Jawahn731/
Saweam731/
Jauwan731/
Jawuan731/
Eeawam731/
Jawanh731/
Jasvam731/
Cawham731/
Jawann730/
Ajiawan6782/
Saawuam6748/
Tjawane6738/
Jiawain678/
Jachwan678/
Ujiawan677/
Djawaun677/
Jaiwain674/
Jahawan674/
Jawwang674/
Jawaing674/
Ijawgan673/
Djawane673/
Jahwane672/
Jaihwan671/
Jyaswan671/
Sauwaam671/
Jawainn671/
Jawuane671/
Jawwane671/
Jaswane671/
Jauwaan671/
Jajwaan671/
Ijeabam671/
Jeeawan671/
Jaajwan671/
Ijhavam671/
Jawayne670/

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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 Jawam
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