Kawr Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
England

Kawr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kawr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India511:15,040,498247,985
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kawr (14) may also be a first name.

Kawr Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kawr (Arabic: عكور, Hindi: कौर) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kawr? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kawr is the 2,506,728th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 90 percent of Kawr are found; 86 percent are found in South Asia and 85 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Kawr is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 14 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 15,040,498. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Madhya Pradesh, where 33 percent reside, West Bengal, where 25 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 18 percent reside. Besides India this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kawre89515/
Khawr896/
Kaewr893/
Kawrr891/
Kauwr891/
Khawre8011/
Khhawr801/
Kaiwer801/
Kaiwrt801/
Kavr75120/
Kowr7577/
Kewr754/
Cawr751/
Kavre6715,757/
Kowre6713/
Kabhr675/
Khowr674/
Cawre672/
Cawrd671/
Kahbr671/
Kowrr671/
Khavr671/
Kavrr671/
Kavhr671/
Kauvr671/
Kaybr670/

Kawr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kawr in the Hindi language
कौरkaura-
Kawr in the Arabic language
عكورkwr-

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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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  • 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 Kawr
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