Johari Surname
Approximately 30,316 people bear this surname
Johari Surname User-submission:
It is a trade name, denoting the trade the family dealt in primarily - gold and jewels. Its origins are in the Arabic word, aljawahiriu, meaning 'jeweler'. It is used as a surname extensively in India, Pakistan and The Middle East.
Read More About This SurnameJohari Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 9,129 | 1:3,231 | 487 |
| India | 8,342 | 1:91,952 | 6,098 |
| Indonesia | 6,324 | 1:20,912 | 2,538 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,073 | 1:28,757 | 4,075 |
| Tanzania | 1,009 | 1:52,469 | 5,789 |
| DR Congo | 698 | 1:105,845 | 11,745 |
| United Arab Emirates | 620 | 1:14,778 | 1,806 |
| Palestine | 455 | 1:9,997 | 2,004 |
| Singapore | 437 | 1:12,603 | 595 |
| Brunei | 378 | 1:1,108 | 220 |
| Morocco | 273 | 1:126,286 | 22,036 |
| Yemen | 203 | 1:130,174 | 6,930 |
| Pakistan | 183 | 1:976,196 | 12,817 |
| United States | 169 | 1:2,144,727 | 135,635 |
| Kenya | 148 | 1:312,026 | 19,474 |
| Thailand | 119 | 1:593,600 | 101,063 |
| Iran | 109 | 1:704,427 | 36,922 |
| Lebanon | 72 | 1:78,293 | 5,294 |
| Nepal | 65 | 1:438,169 | 4,153 |
| Australia | 65 | 1:415,318 | 33,226 |
| Qatar | 62 | 1:38,032 | 3,887 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| England | 46 | 1:1,211,262 | 56,182 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Canada | 38 | 1:969,621 | 73,252 |
| Afghanistan | 30 | 1:1,071,773 | 9,936 |
| Papua New Guinea | 24 | 1:339,738 | 45,241 |
| Sweden | 23 | 1:428,120 | 30,474 |
| Spain | 15 | 1:3,116,802 | 65,296 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Syria | 9 | 1:2,144,558 | 9,551 |
| Jordan | 8 | 1:1,105,305 | 16,405 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
Johari (65,299) may also be a first name.
Johari Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
It is a trade name, denoting the trade the family dealt in primarily - gold and jewels. Its origins are in the Arabic word, aljawahiriu, meaning 'jeweler'. It is used as a surname extensively in India, Pakistan and The Middle East.
- pragneshzYohari is a Swahili surname meaning 'jewel', 'gem'.
- knaibeiJohari Demographics
Johari Political Affiliation
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Johari Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Johari Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Johari (Arabic: جوهاري, Hindi: जोहरी, Marathi: जोहरी, Oriya: େଯାହରି, Tibetan: ཇོ་ཧཱ་རི་) has its highest incidence in Malaysia. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Johari? popularity and diffusion
Johari is the 18,203rd most numerous last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 240,386 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Johari live; 54 percent live in Southeast Asia and 52 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 14,748th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 65,299 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Malaysia, where it is borne by 9,129 people, or 1 in 3,231. In Malaysia it is primarily concentrated in: Selangor, where 21 percent are found, Perak, where 11 percent are found and Johor, where 10 percent are found. Besides Malaysia it is found in 69 countries. It is also common in India, where 28 percent are found and Indonesia, where 21 percent are found.
Johari Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Muslim (100%) in Kenya and Sunni (73%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Johari last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.14% registered with the party.
The amount Johari earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 14.24% more than the national average, earning $49,292 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.18% more than the national average, earning $58,714 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Johari Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Johari in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཇོ་ཧཱ་རི་ | johari | - |
| Johari in the Marathi language | ||
| जोहरी | johari | 88.53 |
| जोहिर | johira | 5.01 |
| जोहारी | johari | 4.64 |
| जौहरी | jauhari | 0.95 |
| जोहरीर | joharira | 0.07 |
| जोहीरी | johiri | 0.07 |
| मोहारी | mohari | 0.07 |
| झूवर | jhuvara | 0.07 |
| जोहरबी | joharabi | 0.03 |
| Johari in the Hindi language | ||
| जोहरी | johari | 65.02 |
| जौहरी | jauhari | 33.4 |
| जोहारी | johari | 0.9 |
| जौहारी | jauhari | 0.3 |
| जोहरि | johari | 0.11 |
| जौरी | jauri | 0.04 |
| जौरही | jaurahi | 0.04 |
| सखरी | sakhari | 0.04 |
| जॉहरी | johari | 0.04 |
| जोैहरी | joaihari | 0.04 |
| Johari in the Oriya language | ||
| େଯାହରି | eyahari | 30.77 |
| େଜାହରୀ | ejahari | 23.08 |
| େଜାହରି | ejahari | 23.08 |
| େଯାହରୀ | eyahari | 15.38 |
| େଯାହାରୀ | eyahari | 7.69 |
| Johari in the Arabic language | ||
| جوهاري | jwhary | - |
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