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

The surname Jodwar (Hindi: जोद्वार) has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jodwar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,255,512th most frequent family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. The surname 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 last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 888,075. In Kenya Jodwar is most frequent in: Migori County, where 98 percent reside and Machakos County, where 2 percent reside. Barring Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 27 percent reside.

Jodwar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name 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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