Polawar Surname

1,206,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Polawar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polawar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1891:4,058,547109,634
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Polawar (12) may also be a first name.

Polawar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Polawar (Marathi: पोलावार) is found most frequently in India. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Polawar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,206,588th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 37,372,030 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Polawar live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 12 people.

Polawar is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 189 people, or 1 in 4,058,547. In India it is most common in: Maharashtra, where 63 percent live, Telangana, where 23 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 4 percent live. Other than India this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Polawar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Polawar in the Marathi language
पोलावारpolavara88.46
पोलावरpolavara5.77
पोलवरpolavara1.92
पेालावारpealavara1.92

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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 Polawar
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