Jowad Surname

546,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 586 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Jowad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jowad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan5701:313,4106,458
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Jowad (1,998) may also be a first name.

Jowad Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jowad (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻮﺍﺩ, Marathi: जोवाड) occurs in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jowad? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jowad is the 546,286th most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 12,436,085 people. Jowad occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Jowad live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 169,125th most widely held first name in the world It is held by 1,998 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 570 people, or 1 in 313,410. In Pakistan it is mostly concentrated in: Punjab, where 39 percent reside, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 26 percent reside and Sindh, where 18 percent reside. Beside Pakistan it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in India, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jouwad91145/
Jowaid913/
Jowaad911/
Jawad80277,105/
Sowad801,354/
Jovad8075/
Juwad8038/
Jowat8030/
Jobad8016/
Zowad802/
Jawaid7317,784/
Jawwad731,651/
Jobaid73370/
Zowaid73306/
Djawad73285/
Jawaad73117/
Jauwad7355/
Sowaid7350/
Jawead7347/
Juwaid7344/
Jawhad7316/
Jawadh7316/
Jowood735/
Joweid733/
Jovaid733/
Jawasd732/
Jawaud732/
Jowatt731/
Joiuad731/
Jawayd731/
Jhawad731/
Jahwad731/
Jouvad731/
Joouad731/
Jaawad731/
Jowaht731/
Jowath731/
Juiwad731/
Cowhad730/
Joubaud67429/
Jouvaud67109/
Jawwaad6723/
Jawaadh675/
Jooswat674/
Jawahad673/
Souwaid672/
Joshuad672/
Jawwadh671/
Jawwaid671/
Hjawaid671/
Johwatz671/
Hijawad671/
Ujjawad671/
Jjawead671/
Joovaid671/
Joobaid671/
Aijawad671/

Jowad Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jowad in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﻮﺍﺩjwad-
Jowad in the Marathi language
जोवाडjovada-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jowad
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