Jowhar Surname

31,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,932 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Jowhar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jowhar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq5,2351:6,690597
Yemen4,9681:5,319757
Jordan1,9601:4,511915
Lebanon1,7621:3,199604
Kuwait8481:4,482609
United Arab Emirates6831:13,4151,645
Somalia3921:34,3161,714
Palestine3441:13,2232,440
Syria3041:63,4902,904
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
India1081:7,102,457156,472
Oman291:127,1713,290
Qatar121:196,50026,891
England101:5,571,806158,774
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737

Jowhar (5,288) may also be a first name.

Jowhar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jowhar is found most in Iraq. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jowhar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jowhar is the 31,523rd most prevalent family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 430,401 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Jowhar are found; 97 percent are found in West Asia and 57 percent are found in Levant. Jowhar is also the 92,896th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 5,288 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Iraq, where it is held by 5,235 people, or 1 in 6,690. Not including Iraq this surname occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in Yemen, where 29 percent reside and Jordan, where 12 percent reside.

Jowhar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Sunni (45%) in Lebanon.

The amount Jowhar earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 33.08% less than the national average, earning $28,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.05% less than the national average, earning $34,258 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jowahar9216/
Jowhair922/
Joiwhar921/
Jowar91349/
Jawhar834,596/
Jojwar83163/
Joware8328/
Joywar8310/
Jovhar834/
Jhowar833/
Jowair832/
Jouwar831/
Zowhar831/
Djowar831/
Juwhar831/
Jaouhar773,935/
Jawahar773,899/
Jawhare7752/
Joiswar776/
Jovhare774/
Jawhair772/
Djawhar772/
Joshuar772/
Jawharr771/
Jooware771/
Joshvar771/
Jovhart771/
Yowhare771/
Jawhear771/
Jhawhar771/
Jouware771/
Zowahar771/
Jawar73916/
Sowar73365/
Zowar73171/
Juwar73169/
Jobar73121/
Jovar7333/
Jowor736/
Iowar734/
Yowar732/
Ejiowhor71391/
Jawahair717/
Jaouhard711/
Jahwhare711/
Djaouhar711/
Ojiowhor711/
Joshuare711/
Jaouhare711/
Djouware711/
Jhavar676,520/
Jhawar676,168/
Jobair675,160/
Jaware67790/
Joybar67691/
Juware67215/
Jobayr67171/
Jawair67159/
Juwair67152/
Jovair6786/
Jawwar6766/
Jabhar6761/
Jahwar6750/
Jojuar6725/
Jovard6725/
Javhar6723/
Sovhar6722/
Djawar6721/
Zouwar6718/
Youhar6715/
Jovart6714/
Yoware6712/
Jubhar6710/
Jobjar678/
Jawaar677/
Jowore674/
Jovare674/
Sawhar674/
Jobear672/
Joswor672/
Jawear672/
Jawahr672/
Jujwar671/
Juvhar671/
Juwear671/
Jawarr671/
Jawjar671/
Jobaur671/
Jhowor671/
Jhuwar671/
Cowarr671/
Zovhar671/
Zowarz671/
Sohwar671/
Joubar671/
Djaouhare671/
Soowar671/
Jaawar671/
Jhawor671/
Ioware671/
Jiouar671/
Ojuwar671/
Zohuar671/
Zobhar671/
Zoowar671/
Yawhar671/
Sowuar671/
Jawarh671/
Jawhor671/
Jauwar671/

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