Johar Surname

18,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,871 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Johar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Johar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt7,8401:11,7261,398
India5,0301:152,4989,605
Indonesia3,0451:43,4324,955
Pakistan2,1061:84,8262,870
Malaysia2,0571:14,3381,468
Ethiopia1,9321:50,4905,344
Saudi Arabia1,3121:23,5183,324
Sri Lanka1,0231:20,3412,776
Afghanistan9621:33,4231,363
Kuwait7621:4,988690
Bangladesh7211:221,0227,250
Morocco7161:48,1517,863
United Arab Emirates5461:16,7812,023
United States3701:979,61972,663
Qatar3651:6,460687
England2021:275,83221,591
Canada1891:194,95019,131
Australia1331:202,97519,846
Bahrain1181:11,4292,102
Mauritius931:13,9082,969
Singapore861:64,0432,603
Sweden401:246,16917,052
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Austria201:425,77243,235
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
France171:3,907,219231,005
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
Tanzania141:3,781,54451,645
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Norway101:514,22941,629
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Nepal71:4,068,70811,207
Syria61:3,216,83711,326
Iran51:15,356,505213,424
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Oman41:921,9937,313
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Brunei11:418,7313,893
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Johar (32,290) may also be a first name.

Johar Last Name Facts

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

Johar (Arabic: جوهير, Bengali: জোহর, Hindi: जोहर, Marathi: जोहर, Oriya: େଜାହର, Tibetan: ཇོ་ཧར་) is found most frequently in Egypt. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Johar? popularity and diffusion

Johar is the 18,459th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 243,967 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 61 percent of Johar live; 33 percent live in South Asia and 26 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Johar is also the 26,315th most frequent forename in the world. It is borne by 32,290 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Egypt, where it is held by 7,840 people, or 1 in 11,726. Apart from Egypt this last name exists in 68 countries. It is also common in India, where 17 percent reside and Indonesia, where 10 percent reside.

Johar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Johar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Johar surname expanded 12,333 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Johar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Johar surname are 12.91% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.68% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Johar earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 26.75% less than the national average, earning 253,494 kr per year; in United States they earn 16.4% more than the national average, earning $50,227 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.66% more than the national average, earning $57,958 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Johaar91756/
Jhohar9182/
Johair9172/
Hjohar918/
Joharh912/
Joharr912/
Juohar911/
Johayr911/
Johhar911/
Joar89170/
Joharhs8323/
D'Johar831/
Joohair831/
Johor80794/
Yohar8022/
Joare8014/
Jouar808/
Jhoar807/
Jhaor805/
Joard802/
Jaohr801/
Eohar801/
Joart801/
Joahr801/
Joajr801/
Johaheer7791/
Jouart73347/
Jouard73344/
Jouare7376/
Joheir7347/
Jhaour7329/
Jouair7316/
Youhar7315/
Jhooar737/
Jhhaor733/
Jahhar732/
Jhahor731/
Ioyhar731/
Jojiar731/
Joaheer67130/
Yoar67100/
Jaor6732/
Jouaire6730/
Jouarre6719/
Joijare6710/
Ejiohor6710/
Ojiohor673/
Jhahgar671/
Joauhre671/
Jeahear671/
Yoyhare671/
Youhare671/
Yoahare671/
Joohoor671/
Jojjare671/
Jauhaur671/
Jeauhar671/
Eohardt670/
Ehohart670/

Johar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Johar in the Tibetan language
ཇོ་ཧར་johar-
Johar in the Bengali language
জোহরjohara81.82
জোহারjohara9.09
জহরjahara9.09
Johar in the Marathi language
जोहरjohara79.91
जोहारjohara14.07
बोहरीbohari0.82
जोहराjohara0.19
वोहराvohara0.13
बोहराbohara0.06
जाहरjahara0.06
फारphara0.06
गोहरgohara0.06
जोहर्johar0.06
जोहनjohana0.06
जोहरीjohari0.06
Johar in the Hindi language
जोहरjohara77.1
जोहारjohara14.57
जौहरjauhara7.53
जोहराjohara0.16
जोहेरjohera0.16
जोह़रjohara0.08
ज़ोहरzohara0.08
Johar in the Oriya language
େଜାହରejahara51.11
େଯାହାରeyahara17.78
େଯାହରeyahara17.78
େଜାହାରejahara8.89
େଜାହର୍ejahar2.22
ଜହରjahara2.22
Johar in the Arabic language
جوهيرjwhyr-
جوهارjwhar-
جوهرjwhr-

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