Kawar Surname

61,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Jordan

Kawar Surname User-submission:

The Kawar surname means 'birds above the water' in Arabic or 'land of beautiful people' in Turkish.

Kawar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4,6461:165,10210,263
Jordan1,2131:7,2901,425
United States4561:794,86661,363
Uganda2801:139,42612,620
Mali2581:65,7711,556
Pakistan1961:911,44812,335
Iraq1781:196,7514,604
Palestine1471:30,9454,082
Kuwait1161:32,7654,071
Papua New Guinea921:88,62711,768
Qatar811:29,1113,031
United Arab Emirates801:114,5289,720
Canada641:575,71247,839
Lebanon631:89,4785,665
Malaysia561:526,68326,095
England551:1,013,05650,089
Indonesia541:2,449,059145,688
Senegal181:809,9632,817
Israel141:611,26042,949
Burkina Faso131:1,411,70012,072
Honduras111:801,4954,197
Niger91:2,132,44640,124
Nepal81:3,560,12010,569
France61:11,070,454349,096
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Panama51:782,45211,059
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
China21:683,660,78330,601
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Kawar (1,370) may also be a first name.

Kawar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Kawar surname means 'birds above the water' in Arabic or 'land of beautiful people' in Turkish.

- hannahkawar

Kawar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kawar (Arabic: كعوار, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﺍﺭ, Hindi: कवर, Marathi: कवर, Oriya: କାୱାର) is found most frequently in India. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kawar.

How Common Is The Last Name Kawar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 61,479th most widely held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 891,007 people. The last name Kawar occurs predominantly in Asia, where 84 percent of Kawar live; 59 percent live in South Asia and 57 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Kawar is also the 211,618th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,370 people.

Kawar is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 4,646 people, or 1 in 165,102. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Assam, where 39 percent live, West Bengal, where 27 percent live and Odisha, where 13 percent live. Besides India Kawar exists in 54 countries. It is also found in Jordan, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Kawar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Kawar last name is chiefly Greek Orthodox (74%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Kawar last name are 7.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.55% registered with the political party.

The amount Kawar earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 7.22% more than the national average, earning $46,265 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.65% more than the national average, earning $66,898 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khawar9155,255/
Kaware913,301/
Kaiwar91131/
Kauwar9184/
Kaawar9153/
Kahwar9135/
Kawarh913/
Kawaar911/
Kajwar911/
Kawhar911/
Kaewar911/
Kawear911/
Khaware83646/
Kaiwart83401/
Khawarh8365/
Kachwar8317/
Khahwar8316/
Khaiwar8310/
Kahawar839/
Keawart838/
Kaiware837/
Khajwar836/
Khaewar835/
Khaawar835/
Khawaar835/
Khawwar834/
Gkaware833/
Kajware832/
Kawaire832/
Khawair832/
Kawasre831/
Kaaware831/
Kaiward831/
Kahware831/
Kkhawar831/
Kawathr831/
Kaewhar831/
Khawarr831/
Keaward831/
Kavar8038,112/
Kowar803,246/
Kawor80241/
Qawar80174/
Kewar80131/
Cawar8028/
Khahawar77110/
Kahawarh7719/
Kaiwartt776/
Kaiwhare773/
Kaiwarth772/
Kaswaure772/
Kachware772/
Kawarová772/
Khawahar772/
Kashware771/
Kaawhgar771/
Khauhwar771/
Kajwaire771/
Kavhar732,710/
Khavar732,507/
Kavare731,611/
Kaevar73743/
Khowar73376/
Kowarz73316/
Koware73255/
Kauvar73141/
Kaivar73136/
Khewar7373/
Kouwar7368/
Kawoor7355/
Caware7337/
Kayvar7335/
Koowar7323/
Kowhar7318/
Kuowar7313/
Cahwar739/
Kavgar738/
Kajbar738/
Kavair736/
Kahvar736/
Kowart735/
Kuiwar735/
Cawart735/
Khawor734/
Keavar733/
Kavarr733/
Kawuor733/
Kawore732/
Kobaar732/
Qawhar732/
Kowear731/
Kawour731/
Kavaur731/
Kavear731/
Kevaar731/
Kovaar731/
Kaword731/
Kaiwor731/
Qaywar731/
Kowgar731/
Qaware731/
Kohwar731/
Cawair730/
Cawgar730/
Khahawarh7134/
Khawaahar713/
Kachhware711/
Keawarrre711/
Kayvart676,944/
Khavare674,262/
Kaivart671,225/
Kavhare67171/
Kaivare6778/
Katvare6771/
Khojwar6770/
Kouware6721/
Kavahar6719/
Khaivar6717/
Kawoire6714/
Kaitvar6713/
Kauvart6711/
Kathuar678/
Kaweire678/
Kahavar677/
Kauvare677/
Kachuar677/
Khoware675/
Khatvar674/
Kasuare673/
Kavairt673/
Kaavare672/
Casware672/
Kawoure672/
Keaword672/
Kaubair671/
Kavahre671/
Kavaire671/
Kavarth671/
Kavaure671/
Kasvare671/
Kaibhar671/
Kaaivar671/
Kheiwar671/
Kheuwar671/
Khewwar671/
Khavarr671/
Khaevar671/
Khobaar671/
Kowware671/
Cahware671/
Kouward671/
Khabear671/
Kasuasr671/
Khohwar671/
Khayvar671/
Kkhabar671/
Kowaire671/
Qawaare671/
K'Awuor671/
Ka'abar671/
Qahawar671/
Kaewhor671/
Khoowar671/
Khawaaheer671/
Kasuart671/
Cauward670/
Kaworth670/

Kawar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kawar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻮﺍﺭkwar-
Kawar in the Marathi language
कवरkavara82.27
कवारkavara6.38
कावरkavara5.32
कंवरkanvara3.9
कपरkapara0.71
कावरेkavare0.71
Kawar in the Oriya language
କାୱାରkawara74.02
କଅଁରka'amra12.5
କାୱଁରkawamra4.66
କାୱରkawara3.92
କୱରkawara2.45
କୱାରkawara0.98
କଅରka'ara0.49
କାୱାର୍kawar0.49
Kawar in the Hindi language
कवरkavara70
कंवरkanvara24.29
कवंरkavanra4.29
कवारkavara1.43
Kawar in the Arabic language
كعوارkwar-
قعوارqwar-

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