Khowaja Surname

265,393rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,474 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Khowaja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Khowaja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan8021:222,7485,246
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
United Arab Emirates1871:48,9964,914
United States1651:2,196,721138,143
Canada371:995,82774,831
India251:30,682,615377,978
England231:2,422,52489,093
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Khowaja (432) may also be a first name.

Khowaja Last Name Facts

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

The last name Khowaja (Hindi: ख्वाजा, Oriya: େଖାୱାଜା) is most common in Pakistan. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Khowaja.

How Common Is The Last Name Khowaja? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 265,393rd most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 4,944,061 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 84 percent of Khowaja are found; 56 percent are found in South Asia and 55 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Khowaja is also the 412,918th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 432 people.

The last name Khowaja is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is carried by 802 people, or 1 in 222,748. In Pakistan Khowaja is most common in: Sindh, where 93 percent reside, Punjab, where 2 percent reside and Balochistan, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Pakistan it is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 14 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 13 percent reside.

Khowaja Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Khowaja last name are 35.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 82.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Khowaja earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 15.62% more than the national average, earning $49,889 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.24% less than the national average, earning $45,092 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khouwaja931/
Khoewaja931/
Khowaj929/
Kowaja924/
Khawaja8665,804/
Khuwaja8614,611/
Kahwaja8612/
Kuhwaja866/
Khovaja863/
Khowaji861/
Kouwaja861/
Kowaa832/
Kowaj832/
Khawajah80519/
Khuwajah8061/
Kahawaja808/
Kushwaja803/
Kkhawaja802/
Khuswaja801/
Khawaaja801/
Khawahja801/
Khjawaja801/
Khuuwaja801/
Kawaja77727/
Khawaj77715/
Kowaya77193/
Kuwaja7745/
Khowai7730/
Khuwaj7714/
Kahwaa776/
Kowajo773/
Khobaj772/
Khowae771/
Kowaji771/
Kahwaj771/
Kovaja771/
Khawaajah75126/
Khawaji712,669/
Kahwaji712,507/
Khowoya711,047/
Khavaja71399/
Khuwaaj71236/
Kubhoja7158/
Kahwajy7149/
Khawaju7123/
Khowais7122/
Kuhwaha7119/
Khowaid7119/
Khawajo7113/
Khojwai7110/
Khawaij719/
Khuvaja719/
Kouwaya716/
Khuwaji715/
Kabhoja715/
Khuwaha714/
Kaswaja714/
Khawaya713/
Khawhaa713/
Khawaia712/
Kaahwaa712/
Kawhaja711/
Khavuja711/
Kowayah711/
Kowajeh711/
Kawajas711/
Khuwajo711/
Khuwaya711/
Khuwija711/
Khawaje711/
Khowiea711/
Kahwaya711/
Kjuwaja711/
Khawajy711/
Kjawaja711/
Khawaaj711/
Kawajah711/
Kowai67345/
Khowiyah67104/
Kushwaya6797/
Kawaa6787/
Kawaj6741/
Kowea6726/
Koway6724/
Kachwaya6717/
Kuwaa678/
Kovaa675/
Kuwaj674/
Kowau674/
Kahwajee673/
Kahwahji673/
Khawajeh671/
Khuhwaha671/
Kujhwaha671/
Khuwayas671/
Khuwayat671/
Khawayha671/
Khubajah671/
Kowej671/
Kowoa671/
Kovaj671/
Kawajaha671/
Khuswaya671/
Khojwayo671/

Khowaja Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Khowaja in the Hindi language
ख्वाजाkhvaja-
Khowaja in the Oriya language
େଖାୱାଜାekhawaja-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Khowaja
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