Jethwa Surname

90,295th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,309 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
England

Jethwa Surname User-submission:

Jethwa (or Jethva, Jaitwa, Jethi or Kamari, Camari, Kam(a)r) is a Rajput (warrior) clan that claim descent from Makardhwaja, son of Hanuman, who appears in the Hindu epic Ramayana.

Jethwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,4721:310,30217,359
England1,9831:28,0983,805
Tanzania2211:239,55519,542
United States2161:1,678,051111,588
United Arab Emirates1471:62,3285,951
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Wales271:114,6128,773
Scotland221:243,35512,191
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Uganda201:1,951,96463,898
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Pakistan131:13,741,83758,392
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jersey11:99,2026,620

Jethwa (328) may also be a first name.

Jethwa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Jethwa (or Jethva, Jaitwa, Jethi or Kamari, Camari, Kam(a)r) is a Rajput (warrior) clan that claim descent from Makardhwaja, son of Hanuman, who appears in the Hindu epic Ramayana.

- mineshj1291

Jethwa Last Name Facts

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

Jethwa (Hindi: जेठवा, Marathi: जेठवा, Oriya: େଜଠୱା) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jethwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jethwa is the 90,295th most widely held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,372,678 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 51 percent of Jethwa are found; 47 percent are found in South Asia and 47 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Jethwa is also the 484,112th most frequent first name globally, borne by 328 people.

Jethwa is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 2,472 people, or 1 in 310,302. In India it is most common in: Daman and Diu, where 40 percent live, Maharashtra, where 35 percent live and Gujarat, where 10 percent live. Apart from India Jethwa occurs in 37 countries. It is also common in England, where 37 percent live and Tanzania, where 4 percent live.

Jethwa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Jethwa last name are 29.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 82.5% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Jethwa earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 19.51% more than the national average, earning $51,569 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.51% more than the national average, earning $63,848 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jeethwa922/
Jethwad922/
Jhethwa922/
Jethway921/
Jetwa9121/
Jethua8337/
Jehtwa832/
Jetwha831/
Jedhwa831/
Jetwaa831/
Ethwea831/
Sethwa831/
Jethwo831/
Jetway831/
Jaithwa778/
Jetwach771/
Gethway771/
Etwau7319/
Setwa7318/
Etwah7316/
Yetwa739/
Jitwa732/
Jedwa732/
Jetua731/
Jetwi731/
Getwa731/
Ethwe731/
Edhwa731/
Etuha731/
Gestwa6753/
Getway6736/
Sithwa6720/
Jitwai678/
Jedhva672/
Yethwe671/
Setwai671/
Gethua671/
Ijetua671/
Sethua671/
Yetwat671/
Yetwah671/
Getwah671/
Yetwad671/
Jedwad671/
Getwat671/

Jethwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jethwa in the Hindi language
जेठवाjethava-
Jethwa in the Marathi language
जेठवाjethava94.76
जेथवाjethava1.63
जेथ्वाjethva0.7
जेटवाjetava0.7
जठवाjathava0.47
ेठवाethava0.47
जेठबाjethaba0.35
ज़ेठवाzethava0.23
जेठ्वाjethva0.23
जेठावाjethava0.23
जेढवाjedhava0.23
Jethwa in the Oriya language
େଜଠୱାejathawa50
େଜଠୁଆejathu'a50

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