Khwaja Surname

6,908th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81,944 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Khwaja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Khwaja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan75,4061:42651
Bangladesh1,7121:93,0824,097
India9651:794,88635,729
Pakistan9271:192,7124,776
Saudi Arabia8751:35,2645,116
United States6901:525,30343,812
United Arab Emirates4901:18,6992,202
England4081:136,56413,368
Canada1441:255,87224,214
Australia731:369,80430,692
Qatar661:35,7273,681
Iran541:1,421,89957,683
Denmark291:194,64516,083
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Khwaja (32,399) may also be a first name.

Khwaja Last Name Facts

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

Khwaja (Hindi: ख्वाजा, Marathi: ख्वाजा, Oriya: ାଜା) is found in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Khwaja? popularity and diffusion

The last name Khwaja is the 6,908th most commonly used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 88,933 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Khwaja are found; 96 percent are found in South Asia and 95 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Khwaja is also the 26,253rd most widely held given name on earth, held by 32,399 people.

The last name Khwaja is most frequent in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 75,406 people, or 1 in 426. In Afghanistan it is most prevalent in: Kabul, where 31 percent live, Faryab, where 7 percent live and Herat, where 7 percent live. Outside of Afghanistan this surname occurs in 46 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 2 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.

Khwaja Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Khwaja are 5.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.1% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Khwaja earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 28.95% more than the national average, earning $55,639 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.04% more than the national average, earning $57,153 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khwajah92598/
Khwaaja921/
Khwaj9143/
Khvaja83362/
Khuaja83107/
Khwaji8326/
Khwaju8318/
Khwoja834/
Khwajh833/
Khwaya833/
Kjwaja831/
Qhwaja831/
Khwajgi779/
Khvajau773/
Khuhaja771/
Khvajat771/
Khvaj73347/
Kvaja7312/
Khwai733/
Khway732/
Khuaj731/
Khwayaya711/
Khwajeed711/
Khwiya67422/
Khwaye67183/
Khuaji6775/
Khvaji6718/
Qhwaya6711/
Khvajh6710/
Khvoja677/
Khbaya675/
Khwawe674/
Khuija672/
Khwayi672/
Khuaju671/
Khuaia671/
Khvajj671/
Khvaje671/
Khvaya671/
Khuajo671/
Khuoja671/
Khuaha671/

Khwaja Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Khwaja in the Hindi language
ख्वाजाkhvaja97.3
खुवाजाkhuvaja1.35
Khwaja in the Oriya language
ାଜାaja77.78
ଖଁାkhama4.17
ଦାଜାdaja2.78
ଖାେଜkhaeja2.78
ଅନୁୱରanuwara1.39
େସକାଜାesakaja1.39
ୱାହାବ୍wahab1.39
ୱାହାବwahaba1.39
ସୟଦାଜାsayadaja1.39
ଆତାଏାଜାataeaja1.39
େସଖ୍ାଜାesakhaja1.39
ଫୟାଦphayada1.39
Khwaja in the Marathi language
ख्वाजाkhvaja61.97
खाजाkhaja23.94
खवाजाkhavaja4.51
ख्वाँजाkhvamja2.82
खावाजाkhavaja1.13
खाझाkhajha1.13
खवजाkhavaja0.56
खजाkhaja0.56
खाँजाkhamja0.56
ख्याजाkhyaja0.56
ख्वाजkhvaja0.28
खांजाkhanja0.28
खावाजkhavaja0.28
ख्वजाkhvaja0.28
मोखाजाmokhaja0.28
खाज्याkhajya0.28
खौजाkhauja0.28

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