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 surname Jawiah is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jawiah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jawiah is the 1,391,595th most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 46,417,490 people. Jawiah occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Jawiah reside; 100 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 99 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 176,421st most frequently held given name globally, held by 1,863 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 154 people, or 1 in 858,761. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: South Sulawesi, where 58 percent are found, East Kalimantan, where 11 percent are found and South Kalimantan, where 10 percent are found. Other than Indonesia it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 1 percent are found and Singapore, where 1 percent are found.

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
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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 Jawiah
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