Jiwa Surname

104,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,499 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Jiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,9151:69,0607,443
Canada6001:61,4097,197
Malaysia3151:93,6326,495
England2711:205,60217,801
United States1901:1,907,679123,720
Kenya1801:256,55517,284
Nigeria1691:1,048,18243,882
United Arab Emirates1571:58,3585,656
Tanzania1271:416,86329,360
Pakistan1141:1,567,05216,715
Papua New Guinea1121:72,8019,515
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Zimbabwe511:302,71130,394
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Niger201:959,60121,357
India191:40,371,862445,856
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
France21:33,211,361423,184
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Jiwa (7,002) may also be a first name.

Jiwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jiwa (Hindi: जीवा, Oriya: ଜିୱା, Tibetan: ཇི་ཝ་) is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jiwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 104,333rd most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,619,815 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 56 percent of Jiwa live; 50 percent live in Southeast Asia and 50 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Jiwa is also the 77,533rd most frequent given name throughout the world, held by 7,002 people.

It is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 1,915 people, or 1 in 69,060. In Indonesia it is most common in: Bali, where 65 percent live, East Java, where 7 percent live and East Kalimantan, where 5 percent live. Apart from Indonesia this last name occurs in 34 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 13 percent live and Malaysia, where 7 percent live.

Jiwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Jiwa surname is predominantly Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Jiwa surname are 39.28% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 86.05% being registered with the political party.

The amount Jiwa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 59.65% less than the national average, earning R 95,880 per year; in United States they earn 53.39% more than the national average, earning $66,188 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.69% more than the national average, earning $59,464 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Djiwa893,243/
Jijwa89177/
Jaiwa8987/
Jiwai8983/
Tjiwa8926/
Jiwah8916/
Jiway8910/
Jeiwa897/
Jiwua897/
Jihwa891/
Jiwaj891/
Jiwwa891/
Jiwha891/
Iwa867,431/
Jwa8643/
Jaiwai80218/
Jaiway8048/
Djiwat806/
Jiwwat804/
Jiwats803/
Djuiwa802/
Jihway802/
Jiwaia801/
Jijwas801/
Jiwayd801/
Djiwai801/
Djiwaz801/
Djoiwa801/
Djaiwa801/
Hjiwaj801/
Djiwad801/
Juiwad801/
Juiwah801/
Iwai7577,226/
Giwa7539,545/
Oiwa7517,800/
Siwa7512,132/
Ziwa758,309/
Jiba755,474/
Jiva753,715/
Hiwa752,877/
Ajwa752,523/
Yiwa751,512/
Aiwa751,321/
Iway751,190/
Jewa75729/
Ihwa75436/
Iwah75332/
Jiwo75262/
Jiwi75224/
Jiwe75145/
Jwai75106/
Eiwa7560/
Iwua7556/
Iwau7543/
Ijwa7536/
Iwha7523/
Ejwa7513/
Iwaa7511/
Ujwa758/
Iwwa755/
Jway754/
Iewa753/
Ojwa753/
Uiwa752/
Iwaś752/
Hjwa752/
Iwea752/
Jywa751/
Jwwa751/
Jwaa751/
Iwać751/
Jjwa751/
Iwga751/
Jhwa751/
Jwaj751/
Jwap751/
Jwea751/
Jwua751/
Jswa751/
Jaiswai7315/
Jaiswat734/
Jaiswaj732/
Jaiwhai732/
Jaiswad731/
Zziwa6714,610/
Jeewa672,049/
Saiwa671,794/
Seiwa671,070/
Djewa67879/
Haiwa67834/
Siwai67771/
Jivad67447/
Jaiwo67365/
Sihwa67331/
Zihwa67316/
Heiwa67298/
Dziwa67271/
Djiwo67194/
Jwaha67194/
Jewai67188/
Iwaay67175/
Jibai67139/
Iwach67128/
Ejwau67115/
Ziswa67114/
Iwaha6796/
Siwau6784/
Jwaai6784/
Hojwa6776/
Iwais6771/
Giwai6767/
Iwaid6766/
Jivai6755/
Jihua6753/
Ajwai6752/
Ziway6751/
Hiwai6742/
Jaiua6742/
Jibha6738/
Jaiva6735/
Jiwei6735/
Siwah6732/
Ziwai6732/
Djiva6729/
Suiwa6729/
Aiwai6726/
Ziewa6723/
Jivay6722/
Ihwah6721/
Hiway6721/
Jibaa6720/
Jivas6719/
Iwasz6719/
Zhiwa6719/
Iwuha6717/
Iwacz6717/
Siway6716/
Jivat6715/
Siwaa6715/
Hajwa6713/
Aiwau6712/
Jiwey6712/
Siwua6711/
Ejwua6710/
Jivah6710/
Jiwiy6710/
Jiewo6710/
Iswua679/
Jitva679/
Iweas678/
Iwaia678/
Jiwoo677/
Jewwa677/
Gihwa677/
Uiwai677/
Jihwo676/
Hoiwa676/
Iewua676/
Ajwau676/
Jivaa676/
Hiwau676/
Ajwah675/
Ziwau675/
Iweah675/
Ihwai675/
Aujwa675/
Jiwih674/
Jeiva674/
Giwua674/
Jewua674/
Giwea674/
Jieva674/
Jibaj673/
Siwea673/
Jibay673/
Soiwa673/
Jaywa673/
Aiway673/
Iwuah673/
Giwaa673/
Jiwyi673/
Djywa673/
Hiwas673/
Ziwwa673/
Zaiwa673/
Jibau673/
Hiwap673/
Aihwa672/
Hiwaa672/
Hiwaj672/
Jeway672/
Joiva672/
Oiwah672/
Siewa672/
Jweah672/
Ajwua672/
Iwaah672/
Joiwo672/
Giwwa672/
Hiwua672/
Ajwaa672/
Giewa672/
Ijwau672/
Sciwa672/
Eiwat672/
Cojwa672/
Jeawa672/
Joywa672/
Jiwie672/
Jiwwo672/
Ojswa671/
Jivaj671/
Hiwha671/
Aiwaj671/
Yihwa671/
Yiwai671/
Ujjwa671/
Jiweh671/
Uiwea671/
Ziwea671/
Iwwat671/
Iwaht671/
Iwuaa671/
Iwuoa671/
Eiwua671/
Iwaat671/
Iwadh671/
Iwats671/
Jhiva671/
Jjwad671/
Jwais671/
Jywai671/
Ojjwa671/
Ojwat671/
Oiwai671/
Yojwa671/
Yiwap671/
Yiwat671/
Eiwai671/
Jivha671/
Jwahu671/
Cejwa671/
Tjiva671/
Oiwas671/
Ujwaz671/
Aiwah671/
Eiwha671/
Iwahe671/
Iwhga671/
Jhwai671/
Jshwa671/
Iszwa671/
Hjwaa671/
Hjwai671/

Jiwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jiwa in the Tibetan language
ཇི་ཝ་jiwa-
Jiwa in the Hindi language
जीवाjiva-
Jiwa in the Oriya language
ଜିୱାjiwa-

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