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 Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Johari Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Johari Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Johari (Arabic: جوهاري, Hindi: जोहरी, Marathi: जोहरी, Oriya: େଯାହରି, Tibetan: ཇོ་ཧཱ་རི་) is more commonly found in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Johari? popularity and diffusion
It is the 18,203rd most commonly used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 240,386 people. The last name Johari occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Johari are found; 54 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 52 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Johari is also the 14,748th most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 65,299 people.
This last name is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is carried by 9,129 people, or 1 in 3,231. In Malaysia Johari is primarily concentrated in: Selangor, where 21 percent live, Perak, where 11 percent live and Johor, where 10 percent live. Outside of Malaysia this surname is found in 69 countries. It is also common in India, where 28 percent live and Indonesia, where 21 percent live.
Johari Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Johari surname is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kenya and Sunni (73%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Johari surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for 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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