Jowkar Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Denmark

Jowkar Surname User-submission:

The Jokar surname is one used throughout Iran. When surnames were created it was often based on the person's occupation. The Jokar surname was used by wheat farmers. Jo means 'wheat' and kar means 'planters' in the Persian Language.

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Jowkar Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran541:1,421,89957,683
United States251:14,498,357517,445
India161:47,941,586492,263
Denmark111:513,15632,022
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
England91:6,190,895170,599
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
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Jowkar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Jokar surname is one used throughout Iran. When surnames were created it was often based on the person's occupation. The Jokar surname was used by wheat farmers. Jo means 'wheat' and kar means 'planters' in the Persian Language. The surname does have many variations of spelling as it is converted from Persian. A few of these variations are Jokar, Jowkar and Jwkar.

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Jowkar Demographics

Average Jowkar Salary in
United States

$68,750 USD

Per year
Rank:
114,286 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
6.44894E-6
Rank: 557,933 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
159.33%
Sample size: 8 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Jowkar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jowkar (Marathi: जोवकर) occurs in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Jowkar.

How Common Is The Last Name Jowkar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jowkar is the 1,441,361st most widely held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 48,909,704 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 60 percent of Jowkar are found; 47 percent are found in South Asia and 36 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

Jowkar is most frequent in Iran, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 1,421,899. Excluding Iran Jowkar is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent live and India, where 11 percent live.

Jowkar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Jowkar surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

Jowkar earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 59.33% more than the national average, earning $68,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jawkar83147/
Jobkar8350/
Jovkar833/
Sowkar831/
Chowkar773/
Howkard771/
Ujgawkar717/
Khowkhar711/
Javkar671,683/
Sawkar67468/
Hawkar6726/
Yawkar676/
Jobcar674/
Sowcar674/
Jafkar672/
Yowkor671/
Zofkar671/
Hobkar671/
Aajgawkar671/
Juvkar671/
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Jowkar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jowkar in the Marathi language
जोवकरjovakara-

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