Jawu Surname

1,111,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 219 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Jawu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jawu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1371:965,32371,212
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Liberia221:200,38813,260
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Jawu (366) may also be a first name.

Jawu Last Name Facts

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

Jawu is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jawu? popularity and diffusion

Jawu is the 1,111,382nd most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 33,276,465 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 63 percent of Jawu live; 63 percent live in Southeast Asia and 63 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Jawu is also the 454,857th most frequent given name internationally It is held by 366 people.

The surname Jawu is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is carried by 137 people, or 1 in 965,323. In Indonesia Jawu is most common in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 98 percent are found and Central Kalimantan, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Indonesia it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 15 percent are found and Liberia, where 10 percent are found.

Jawu Last Name Statistics demography

Jawu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 82.44% less than the national average, earning R 41,724 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jaiwu8925/
Jiawu898/
Djawu897/
Jaweu895/
Jaawu895/
Jawau892/
Jawou892/
Jauwu891/
Ijawu891/
Jawous8049/
Ojiawu8024/
Djawou8021/
Jaiwut8015/
Djawwu8012/
Ijgawu804/
Djawud804/
Djajwu801/
Jahawu801/
Ejiawu801/
Jyawud801/
Jabu757,636/
Javu752,085/
Yawu751,525/
Sawu751,435/
Zawu75777/
Eawu752/
Jowu752/
Ajiawou732/
Jahawui731/
Jawuith730/
Jabou67696/
Ojowu67265/
Jaibu67203/
Zhawu67172/
Jabau67132/
Jaabu6777/
Yawou6776/
Jiabu6770/
Ijabu6765/
Jawoe6764/
Yahwu6748/
Jeabu6735/
Yawau6734/
Zawou6731/
Sawau6728/
Javus6728/
Saawu6724/
Ajowu6720/
Zaiwu6717/
Jaivu6713/
Sawui6712/
Jawoo6712/
Saiwu6711/
Zaawu6710/
Sauwu679/
Javuz678/
Javhu677/
Yaawu677/
Sawhu676/
Zawuh676/
Cawuy675/
Sawuh675/
Yawhu674/
Javud674/
Jowuh674/
Ihawu674/
Yhawu673/
Ijowu673/
Zaswu673/
Jabui673/
Zawui672/
Jabhu672/
Zahwu672/
Yawuh672/
Ehawu672/
Zzawu672/
Javou672/
Saywu672/
Yawui671/
Yawuu671/
Eeawu671/
Jabeu671/
Jowau671/
Zaweu671/
Yaweu671/
Yiawu671/
Djavu671/
Jabuy671/
Zawus671/
Jowou671/
Javup671/
Jaybu671/
Jatvu671/
Jhavu671/
Jowgu671/
Jabuj671/

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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 Jawu
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