Jawo Surname
Approximately 10,738 people bear this surname
Jawo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gambia | 9,410 | 1:204 | 48 |
| Nigeria | 667 | 1:265,581 | 15,197 |
| Spain | 357 | 1:130,958 | 9,972 |
| United States | 58 | 1:6,249,292 | 299,206 |
| Indonesia | 51 | 1:2,593,121 | 151,846 |
| South Africa | 44 | 1:1,231,311 | 69,478 |
| Liberia | 39 | 1:113,039 | 8,770 |
| England | 36 | 1:1,547,724 | 66,012 |
| Sweden | 27 | 1:364,695 | 25,646 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Lesotho | 3 | 1:677,519 | 19,546 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Jawo (131) may also be a first name.
Jawo Demographics
Jawo Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Jawo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jawo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jawo (Arabic: جاوو, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺎﻭﻭ) occurs most in The Gambia. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Jawo.
How Common Is The Last Name Jawo? popularity and diffusion
Jawo is the 48,084th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 678,669 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Jawo reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 811,108th most widespread forename worldwide, held by 131 people.
The last name Jawo is most numerous in The Gambia, where it is borne by 9,410 people, or 1 in 204. Aside from The Gambia this last name exists in 29 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 6 percent are found and Spain, where 3 percent are found.
Jawo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Jawo surname is principally Christian (99%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Jawo last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered with the political party.
The amount Jawo earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 54.43% less than the national average, earning R 108,288 per year and in United States they earn 37.86% less than the national average, earning $26,812 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jawo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jawo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﺎﻭﻭ | jaww | - |
| Jawo in the Arabic language | ||
| جاوو | jaww | - |
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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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- 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 Jawo
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