Jawiah Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Jawiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jawiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1541:858,76164,655
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Jawiah (1,863) may also be a first name.

Jawiah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jawiah occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Jawiah.

How Common Is The Last Name Jawiah? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,391,595th most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 46,417,490 people. The surname Jawiah occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Jawiah are found; 100 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 99 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Jawiah is also the 176,421st most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 1,863 people.

It is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 154 people, or 1 in 858,761. In Indonesia Jawiah is most numerous in: South Sulawesi, where 58 percent reside, East Kalimantan, where 11 percent reside and South Kalimantan, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Indonesia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 1 percent reside and Singapore, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jawia91247/
Jawaiyah861/
Jaweah8324/
Jawias835/
Jhawia831/
Jaywia831/
Javiah831/
Jayweah7793/
Jawheah7710/
Jawaiya777/
Jawayia775/
Jahweah772/
Jhawiat771/
Jawiasz771/
Javia73658/
Jabia7333/
Yawia7321/
Jawya7314/
Jowia735/
Jawja733/
Jawio732/
Yawihahu7128/
Javiad671,743/
Yawiha6754/
Yawija6713/
Joviah673/
Jeawea673/
Jaweya672/
Javiha672/
Jabija671/
Jowiay671/
Jaabia671/
Jawjai671/
Jawhea671/
Jaywea671/
Yaweah671/
Jabiha671/
Jaweja671/
Javias670/

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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 Jawiah
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