Khawaja Surname
Approximately 65,804 people bear this surname
Khawaja Surname User-submission:
Persian/Arabic word meaning 'lord' or 'master', used as a family name in the Middle East and a surname in South Asia, is also linked ethnically to Kashmir and Bengal.
Khawaja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 30,049 | 1:5,945 | 526 |
| Egypt | 12,600 | 1:7,296 | 888 |
| Saudi Arabia | 6,320 | 1:4,882 | 659 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2,613 | 1:3,506 | 435 |
| Jordan | 2,019 | 1:4,380 | 881 |
| United States | 1,810 | 1:200,254 | 19,700 |
| Palestine | 1,682 | 1:2,704 | 574 |
| England | 1,568 | 1:35,534 | 4,682 |
| Bangladesh | 1,172 | 1:135,970 | 5,321 |
| Afghanistan | 1,086 | 1:29,607 | 1,277 |
| Oman | 840 | 1:4,390 | 633 |
| Canada | 617 | 1:59,717 | 7,040 |
| Lebanon | 537 | 1:10,497 | 1,565 |
| Kuwait | 444 | 1:8,560 | 1,174 |
| India | 435 | 1:1,763,369 | 63,044 |
| Bahrain | 353 | 1:3,820 | 655 |
| Qatar | 293 | 1:8,048 | 876 |
| Iraq | 131 | 1:267,341 | 5,559 |
| Germany | 108 | 1:745,421 | 56,003 |
| Kenya | 103 | 1:448,349 | 23,733 |
| Australia | 90 | 1:299,952 | 26,269 |
| Syria | 84 | 1:229,774 | 4,172 |
| Norway | 72 | 1:71,421 | 10,051 |
| Netherlands | 64 | 1:263,862 | 33,208 |
| Iran | 64 | 1:1,199,727 | 51,798 |
| Sweden | 52 | 1:189,361 | 13,089 |
| France | 52 | 1:1,277,360 | 130,443 |
| Israel | 51 | 1:167,797 | 17,113 |
| Denmark | 42 | 1:134,398 | 12,049 |
| Singapore | 39 | 1:141,223 | 6,278 |
| Libya | 36 | 1:173,444 | 826 |
| Thailand | 35 | 1:2,018,238 | 239,646 |
| Scotland | 35 | 1:152,966 | 9,000 |
| Belgium | 28 | 1:410,594 | 42,948 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Wales | 21 | 1:147,359 | 10,403 |
| Austria | 20 | 1:425,772 | 43,235 |
| Spain | 18 | 1:2,597,335 | 59,996 |
| New Zealand | 18 | 1:251,574 | 23,165 |
| Malaysia | 18 | 1:1,638,568 | 67,452 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Tunisia | 13 | 1:46,971 | 6,396 |
| Finland | 12 | 1:458,058 | 28,977 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 1:615,012 | 18,081 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
Khawaja (67,554) may also be a first name.
Khawaja Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Persian/Arabic word meaning 'lord' or 'master', used as a family name in the Middle East and a surname in South Asia, is also linked ethnically to Kashmir and Bengal.
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Average Male Khawaja Height
174.31 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Khawaja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Khawaja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Khawaja (Arabic: خواجا, Hindi: ख्वाजा, Marathi: ख्वाजा) occurs in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Khawaja? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,640th most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 110,746 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 73 percent of Khawaja are found; 50 percent are found in South Asia and 50 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 14,298th most frequent first name in the world, held by 67,554 people.
The last name Khawaja is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is borne by 30,049 people, or 1 in 5,945. In Pakistan it is most common in: Punjab, where 70 percent reside, Sindh, where 19 percent reside and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 4 percent reside. Not including Pakistan this surname is found in 84 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 19 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 10 percent reside.
Khawaja Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Khawaja last name is predominantly Shiite (78%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Khawaja last name are 5.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.27% being registered with the party.
The amount Khawaja earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 2.33% less than the national average, earning 338,025 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 54.05% more than the national average, earning R 366,072 per year; in United States they earn 26.39% more than the national average, earning $54,534 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.82% more than the national average, earning $55,058 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Khawaja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Khawaja in the Hindi language | ||
| ख्वाजा | khvaja | - |
| Khawaja in the Marathi language | ||
| ख्वाजा | khvaja | 34.25 |
| खवाजा | khavaja | 30.94 |
| खाजा | khaja | 19.89 |
| खावाजा | khavaja | 6.63 |
| खावजा | khavaja | 2.76 |
| खौजा | khauja | 1.66 |
| खवजा | khavaja | 1.1 |
| खैवाज | khaivaja | 0.55 |
| ख्वाज | khvaja | 0.55 |
| खाझा | khajha | 0.55 |
| खवज | khavaja | 0.55 |
| Khawaja in the Arabic language | ||
| خواجا | khwaja | - |
| خواجة | khwajt | - |
| خواجه | khwajh | - |
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