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 last name Jawur is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jawur? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jawur is the 1,596,935th most frequently used family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 57,382,251 people. The surname Jawur is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Jawur reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 11 people.

Jawur is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 120 people, or 1 in 1,476,190. In Nigeria Jawur is mostly found in: Gombe, where 48 percent are found, Borno, where 40 percent are found and Adamawa, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Jawur occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 4 percent are found and Poland, where 2 percent are found.

Jawur Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the 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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