Jowahir Surname

937,786th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Jowahir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jowahir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius1691:7,6531,613
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
Guyana191:40,1173,928
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Grenada81:13,567908
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
France21:33,211,361423,184
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
England11:55,718,059489,080
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Jowahir (102) may also be a first name.

Jowahir Last Name Facts

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

Jowahir is borne by more people in Mauritius than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jowahir? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 937,786th most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 26,026,950 people. Jowahir occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Jowahir live; 76 percent live in Southern Africa and 60 percent live in Southern African Indian Ocean. It is also the 935,178th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 102 people.

It is most widespread in Mauritius, where it is carried by 169 people, or 1 in 7,653. In Mauritius it is primarily found in: Flacq District, where 54 percent are found, Rivière du Rempart District, where 26 percent are found and Plaines Wilhems District, where 19 percent are found. Excluding Mauritius this last name occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 16 percent are found and Guyana, where 7 percent are found.

Jowahir Last Name Statistics demography

Jowahir earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 55.17% less than the national average, earning R 106,524 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jowahire935/
Jawahir864,219/
Jowohir8646/
Jowaher863/
Jawahier8074/
Jahwahir801/
Jawaher71354/
Javahir71221/
Jawohir7116/
Jobeair718/
Yawahir717/
Joveair711/
Javhahir671/
Javahirre631/
Joshuaher631/
Youair6212/
Jawaer621/
Jovaer621/
Javaher57135/
Jaweher578/
Jobaeyr571/
Yahuaire5328/
Josuhaer531/

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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
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  • 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 Jowahir
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