Jhaw Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Jhaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jhaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India61:127,844,230863,365
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Jhaw (30) may also be a first name.

Jhaw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jhaw (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺎﻭ, Hindi: झा) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jhaw? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jhaw is the 5,587,209th most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 67 percent of Jhaw reside; 58 percent reside in South Asia and 50 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Jhaw is also the 1,911,214th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 30 people.

The surname is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 127,844,230. In India Jhaw is most common in: Uttar Pradesh, where 50 percent reside, Bihar, where 17 percent reside and Delhi, where 17 percent reside. Apart from India it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Mauritania, where 8 percent reside.

Jhaw Last Name Statistics demography

Jhaw earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jhauw89120/
Jahaw8913/
Jihaw894/
Ajhaw892/
Jhawe891/
Jaw867,644/
Gujhaw801/
Jawh751,162/
Jawe75520/
Jauw75393/
Ijaw7599/
Jiaw7528/
Jaew7514/
Jeaw758/
Hiaw757/
Jaww756/
Jyaw755/
Jhav754/
Hyaw753/
Javw752/
Jahw751/
Jhaf751/
Jaiw751/
Johw751/
Jgaw751/
Ehaw751/
Jhow751/
Jjaw751/
Jahaawe733/
Jahaf6716,125/
Hajow67835/
Hayow67465/
Ijhav67377/
Haiow67245/
Jahav6770/
Ejhav6730/
Jhaph6714/
Ojhav6713/
Jhaiv6713/
Jaawe6713/
Ehawe6713/
Hiawe6712/
Ijawe676/
Jiawe675/
Jjawe675/
Ajhaf674/
Jahwt673/
Hyawe672/
D'Jaw671/
Gehaw671/
Jaiwt671/
Jaihw671/
Jawsh671/
Ujhav671/
Jhaev671/
Jihow671/
Jjhab671/
Jihab671/
Johws671/
Hjaaw671/
Jihaf671/
Jawhe671/
Ajiaw671/
Yhawe671/
Jauwe671/
Hijaw671/
Jhouw671/
Hyaws670/

Jhaw Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jhaw in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﺎﻭjaw-
Jhaw in the Hindi language
झाjha-

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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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  • 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 Jhaw
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