Jodwar Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Jodwar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Jodwar Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya521:888,07532,885
India191:40,371,862445,856
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Jodwar Demographics

Jodwar Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Jodwar Last Name Facts

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

Jodwar (Hindi: जोद्वार) is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jodwar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,255,512th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. The last name Jodwar occurs predominantly in Africa, where 73 percent of Jodwar reside; 73 percent reside in East Africa and 72 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 888,075. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Migori County, where 98 percent reside and Machakos County, where 2 percent reside. Besides Kenya it occurs in one country. It also occurs in India, where 27 percent reside.

Jodwar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jyodwar923/
Jodware920/
Jadwar8330/
Jodvar832/
Joduar831/
Judwar831/
Jadhwar77166/
Judware77150/
Chodwar771/
Judward771/
Hoodward7114/
Jadbar6794/
Yadwar6722/
Jadvar6718/
Hadwar6711/
Sadwar676/
Jatwar676/
Hotwar673/
Jaduar673/
Zadwar671/
Hodbar671/
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Jodwar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jodwar in the Hindi language
जोद्वारjodvara-

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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 Jodwar
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