Karwar Surname

617,057th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 499 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Liberia

Karwar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karwar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4241:1,809,11664,170
Liberia281:157,44811,209
Afghanistan121:2,679,43217,028
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England21:27,859,030389,889
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182

Karwar (11) may also be a first name.

Karwar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karwar (Hindi: खरवार, Marathi: करवर, Oriya: କାରୱାରା) has its highest incidence in India. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karwar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 617,057th most frequent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,604,300 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Karwar live; 88 percent live in South Asia and 84 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,487,849th most common forename on earth, borne by 11 people.

It is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 424 people, or 1 in 1,809,116. In India Karwar is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 30 percent live, Punjab, where 21 percent live and Assam, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account India this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 6 percent live and Afghanistan, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kharwar9214,095/
Karware9241/
Kaurwar9236/
Kahrwar9219/
Karwarz929/
Kairwar927/
Karwart922/
Kaarwar921/
Khairwar86491/
Kharwaar8668/
Kaharwar8614/
Kharware8610/
Kharwhar8610/
Kharwart862/
Khajrwar861/
Kairwart861/
Karwarth861/
Karwaire861/
Kharwarh861/
Karvar832,806/
Korwar83230/
Karwor83104/
Karuar8361/
Kerwar8345/
Khairewar802/
Khairwaar801/
Kharvar777,919/
Kherwar773,517/
Kharuar7733/
Korward7731/
Karvare7722/
Khorwar7712/
Kourwar776/
Kahrvar775/
Kairvar774/
Karbahr774/
Karvart773/
Carward772/
Karwhor771/
Karuare771/
Karvasr771/
Kotrwar771/
Karword771/
Kairbar771/
Kharvaar7118/
Kharbaar7115/
Kharvard7115/
Kharvare712/
Kkarbhar711/
Kherwwar711/
Karworth711/
Karbahar711/
Kourware710/
Korwor6766/
Carvar6728/
Carbar677/
Qarbar671/
Kharbharh671/
Kerwor671/

Karwar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karwar in the Hindi language
खरवारkharavara-
Karwar in the Marathi language
करवरkaravara71.33
कारवारkaravara13.99
करवारkaravara9.09
कारवरkaravara2.8
कवर्रkavarra1.4
Karwar in the Oriya language
କାରୱାରାkarawara50
କାରୱାରkarawara50

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