Jawur Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Jawur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jawur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1201:1,476,19056,575
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Poland21:19,004,374199,659

Jawur (11) may also be a first name.

Jawur Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jawur is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jawur? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,596,935th most common surname internationally, held by around 1 in 57,382,251 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Jawur are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most widespread first name globally, borne by 11 people.

The last name Jawur is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 120 people, or 1 in 1,476,190. In Nigeria Jawur is most frequent in: Gombe, where 48 percent reside, Borno, where 40 percent reside and Adamawa, where 10 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 4 percent reside and Poland, where 2 percent reside.

Jawur Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Jawur surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jawure9187/
Jawahur831/
Jawor802,519/
Javur801,836/
Jabur801,542/
Jawór80122/
Yawur8038/
Sawur8024/
Cawur804/
Jabour7312,240/
Jabeur73519/
Javour7378/
Javure7370/
Jaibur7330/
Jabaur735/
Jiabur734/
Jyavur734/
Jawoor734/
Yawure733/
Jabuir732/
Zawure732/
Jaworr732/
Jobaur731/
Jaburr731/
Jawhor731/
Zaiwur731/
Jhawor731/
Jaiwor731/
Jaabour67287/
Javhure6742/
Jeabour679/
Jahbour673/
D'jabur672/
Yawoure672/
Jhabour671/
J'Abour671/
Hijabur671/
Seawaur670/
Saiweur670/

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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 Jawur
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