Khawja Surname

525,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 617 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Khawja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Khawja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Pakistan1981:902,24212,252
India771:9,961,888192,972
United States561:6,472,481306,764
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
England171:3,277,533109,658
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010

Khawja (3,674) may also be a first name.

Khawja Last Name Facts

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

Khawja (Marathi: खाजा, Oriya: ାେଜ) is most common in Saudi Arabia. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Khawja? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 525,631st most commonly used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 11,811,258 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 84 percent of Khawja live; 45 percent live in South Asia and 40 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 116,422nd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 3,674 people.

The last name is most numerous in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 199 people, or 1 in 155,054. Apart from Saudi Arabia this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 32 percent reside and India, where 12 percent reside.

Khawja Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Khawja surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.5% being registered with the party.

The amount Khawja earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 23.12% more than the national average, earning $53,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 51.08% more than the national average, earning $75,059 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khawjai926/
Khawija921/
Khawwja921/
Hawja913/
Kawja912/
Khawajha868/
Khawajga861/
Kheawjai861/
Khawajia861/
Hawija831,032/
Kaweja83338/
Khowja83107/
Kaewja8322/
Khawza837/
Keawja837/
Hawjad836/
Kawija836/
Khawia834/
Kawjai834/
Khabja832/
Kahwja832/
Khavja831/
Khafja831/
Kawjah831/
Kawdja831/
Kaewjai77163/
Keawjai7732/
Kawujja7726/
Khawjit7710/
Khaweya779/
Kawejja779/
Kawijai778/
Kheawya776/
Khajuia775/
Kawojja773/
Kahawia772/
Kheawsa772/
Hawaija771/
Kawajja771/
Kaweeja771/
Khawjio771/
Khawiad771/
Khawiat771/
Keawjau771/
Khawwaijay751/
Hawya73818/
Kawia73737/
Hawia73194/
Hawza7346/
Kawji7329/
Habja7318/
Kawsa7312/
Hafja7310/
Kawje738/
Kawza738/
Kawya737/
Kawjy731/
Kafja731/
Khashwji7114/
Khabejja7112/
Kheawjoo712/
Khabaaja711/
Khowajha711/
Kabhaija711/
Keawjaha711/
Keawjead711/
Kaweya67631/
Hawsah67483/
Habjia67409/
Hawiah67187/
Kaweah67118/
Kaewya6797/
Hawzai6763/
Kawias6753/
Kowija6739/
Keawsa6735/
Chawia6734/
Kawjit6729/
Haweya6727/
Kawiah6723/
Hawyah6717/
Kawiji679/
Kaiwia679/
Khafza679/
Keawya679/
Kaweje678/
Khavya678/
Habija678/
Kawsai678/
Kabjai678/
Kawhia676/
Hawzah676/
Khafsa675/
Kawsay674/
Khavia674/
Kavija674/
Havija673/
Hawyat673/
Chawea673/
Hawzat672/
Chawca672/
Kauwia672/
Kawrza672/
Khawye672/
Jaweja671/
Havjia671/
Haweia671/
Jhawia671/
Haweah671/
Hawiha671/
Hawzad671/
Kawjoh671/
Kawyea671/
Kafjaj671/
Kowdja671/
Khavea671/
Jawjai671/
Kowjai671/
Khaiwijit671/
Kewjai671/
Khewjo671/
Kawjee671/
Kavjai671/
Kawyad671/
Kawyae671/

Khawja Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Khawja in the Marathi language
खाजाkhaja60
ख्वाजाkhvaja15
खावजाkhavaja10
खाजkhaja5
खांजाkhanja5
ख्वजाkhvaja5
Khawja in the Oriya language
ାେଜaeja40
ଖାେଜkhaeja40
ଖାଯାkhaya20

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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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  • 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 Khawja
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