Khuwaja Surname

36,115th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,611 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Khuwaja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Khuwaja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan14,2851:12,506866
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
United States581:6,249,292299,206
United Arab Emirates421:218,14914,475
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
India81:95,883,173728,828
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Khuwaja (2,520) may also be a first name.

Khuwaja Last Name Facts

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

Khuwaja (Hindi: ख्वाजा, Oriya: ଖୁୱାଜା) is found in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Khuwaja click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Khuwaja? popularity and diffusion

The surname Khuwaja is the 36,115th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 498,771 people. The last name Khuwaja occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Khuwaja live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Khuwaja is also the 146,984th most widely held first name in the world It is held by 2,520 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Pakistan, where it is held by 14,285 people, or 1 in 12,506. In Pakistan it is mostly found in: Sindh, where 99 percent live, Punjab, where 1 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 0 percent live. Besides Pakistan this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Khuwaja Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Khuwaja last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Khuwaja earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.78% more than the national average, earning $48,231 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.45% more than the national average, earning $62,825 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khuwajah9361/
Khuuwaja931/
Khouwaja931/
Khuswaja931/
Kuwaja9245/
Khuwaj9214/
Khowaja861,474/
Khuwaaj86236/
Khuvaja869/
Kuhwaja866/
Khuwaji865/
Khuwaha864/
Khuwaya861/
Khuwajo861/
Khuwija861/
Kjuwaja861/
Kouwaja861/
Kuwaa838/
Kuwaj834/
Kushwaja803/
Khoewaja801/
Khuswaya801/
Khubajah801/
Khuwayat801/
Khuwayas801/
Khuhwaha801/
Kuvaja771,001/
Kuwaya77218/
Khuvaa7733/
Khowaj779/
Kuwaji776/
Kowaja774/
Kuwaje773/
Kauwaa772/
Kuwaai772/
Khuwai771/
Kuswaj771/
Kahuwai71266/
Kauwaya7128/
Kuhwaha7119/
Kouwaya716/
Kuwayat711/
Khuvaju711/
Khowaji711/
Kuwhaha711/
Kuwuyaa711/
Kuvaaja711/
Khuwais711/
Khuwayo711/
Khubaya711/
Khuwayi711/
Kuway67634/
Kuwai67468/
Kushwaya6797/
Kuwau6736/
Kuswayah6711/
Kuvaa674/
Kuvaj673/
Kowaj672/
Kowaa672/
Kujhwaha671/
Kuswaiha671/
Khujwayo671/

Khuwaja Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Khuwaja in the Oriya language
ଖୁୱାଜାkhuwaja-
Khuwaja in the Hindi language
ख्वाजाkhvaja57.14
खुवाजाkhuvaja28.57
चवाजाcavaja14.29

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Footnotes

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