Khawaja Surname

8,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65,804 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Palestine

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan30,0491:5,945526
Egypt12,6001:7,296888
Saudi Arabia6,3201:4,882659
United Arab Emirates2,6131:3,506435
Jordan2,0191:4,380881
United States1,8101:200,25419,700
Palestine1,6821:2,704574
England1,5681:35,5344,682
Bangladesh1,1721:135,9705,321
Afghanistan1,0861:29,6071,277
Oman8401:4,390633
Canada6171:59,7177,040
Lebanon5371:10,4971,565
Kuwait4441:8,5601,174
India4351:1,763,36963,044
Bahrain3531:3,820655
Qatar2931:8,048876
Iraq1311:267,3415,559
Germany1081:745,42156,003
Kenya1031:448,34923,733
Australia901:299,95226,269
Syria841:229,7744,172
Norway721:71,42110,051
Netherlands641:263,86233,208
Iran641:1,199,72751,798
Sweden521:189,36113,089
France521:1,277,360130,443
Israel511:167,79717,113
Denmark421:134,39812,049
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Libya361:173,444826
Thailand351:2,018,238239,646
Scotland351:152,9669,000
Belgium281:410,59442,948
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Wales211:147,35910,403
Austria201:425,77243,235
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Tunisia131:46,9716,396
Finland121:458,05828,977
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
China81:170,915,1968,932
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

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.

- rayyan

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khawajah93519/
Kahawaja938/
Kkhawaja932/
Khanwaja931/
Khawaaja931/
Khawahja931/
Khjawaja931/
Kawaja92727/
Khawaj92715/
Khawaajah88126/
Khawaji862,669/
Khowaja861,474/
Khavaja86399/
Khawaju8623/
Khawajo8613/
Kahwaja8612/
Khawaij869/
Kaswaja864/
Khawaya863/
Khawhaa863/
Khawaia862/
Kanwaja862/
Kawhaja861/
Khewaja861/
Khanwaa861/
Kawajas861/
Khawaje861/
Khawajy861/
Kjawaja861/
Khawaaj861/
Kawajah861/
Kawaa8387/
Kawaj8341/
Khawajeh801/
Khawayha801/
Khouwaja801/
Kawajaha801/
Khanwaji801/
Kawaya7718,220/
Kawaji775,228/
Kavaja77976/
Kawaju77522/
Kawajo77243/
Cawaja77170/
Khavaa77144/
Khawai7791/
Kamwaj7755/
Kawaai7736/
Kawuja7727/
Kawaia7712/
Khavaj7710/
Khowaj779/
Kahwaa776/
Kawaje774/
Kowaja774/
Qawaja772/
Kawa'a772/
Kawoja771/
Kahwaj771/
Kaawaa771/
Kahwaji712,507/
Khavaya71231/
Kamwaji71195/
Khawoya71174/
Kahawai71156/
Kawaaji7178/
Kahwajy7149/
Khawiya7118/
Kawaiau7112/
Khaweya719/
Kanvaja715/
Kanwaje715/
Khavaji715/
Kanwaia715/
Khawuha715/
Khabaju713/
Khovaja713/
Kanwaji713/
Khimwaj713/
Kanwaya712/
Khavaje712/
Kawaaya712/
Kaahwaa712/
Khawead712/
Kawaiah711/
Kawauji711/
Khewaji711/
Khavaju711/
Khavuja711/
Khowaji711/
Kamwajo711/
Khambaj711/
Kasweja711/
Kawooja711/
Kawaaha711/
Kaweeja711/
Khaways711/
Kahwaya711/
Kanbaja711/
Kamweja711/
Kouwaja711/
Kabajah711/
Hkawaya711/
Qawajah711/
Khanwai711/
Kawajut711/
Kawai67199,829/
Kawej672,750/
Kawau671,029/
Kawea67722/
Kaway67608/
Kavaa67458/
Khamweha67124/
Kahawaii67107/
Kawuj6797/
Kavaj6779/
Kachwaya6717/
Kawij6716/
Khambeja6710/
Khawiyah675/
Khanwaye675/
Khawahie674/
Kahwajee673/
Kahwahji673/
Kawoa672/
Khanwayi672/
Kowaa672/
Kowaj672/
Kaswayap671/
Kahavaji671/
Khanbaya671/
Kavajaya671/
Kaswijja671/
Khawoyas671/
Khavajid671/
Kambajah671/
Qawaa671/
Kawuyaya671/
Khamwhai671/
Khamwhay671/
Khanweaz671/

Khawaja Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Khawaja in the Hindi language
ख्वाजाkhvaja-
Khawaja in the Marathi language
ख्वाजाkhvaja34.25
खवाजाkhavaja30.94
खाजाkhaja19.89
खावाजाkhavaja6.63
खावजाkhavaja2.76
खौजाkhauja1.66
खवजाkhavaja1.1
खैवाजkhaivaja0.55
ख्वाजkhvaja0.55
खाझाkhajha0.55
खवजkhavaja0.55
Khawaja in the Arabic language
خواجاkhwaja-
خواجةkhwajt-
خواجهkhwajh-

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