Powar Surname

10,369th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54,321 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Powar Surname User-submission:

It is an Indian surname. Pawar Surname is found among the Rajput origin. Pawar is also a clan among the Maratha and Chhetri (Khas Rajput) clan of Nepal.

Parmar is a Jat, Gurjar and Rajput clan found in Northern India, especially in Rajasthan, Kutch and Sindh.

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Powar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India52,9531:14,4861,186
England4941:112,79011,595
Canada2031:181,50518,050
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
United States1401:2,588,992156,804
United Arab Emirates1091:84,0587,655
Nigeria1001:1,771,42864,453
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Norway131:395,56035,657
Pakistan121:14,886,99061,272
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Oman41:921,9937,313
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
China31:455,773,85521,925
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Powar (229) may also be a first name.

Powar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is an Indian surname. Pawar Surname is found among the Rajput origin. Pawar is also a clan among the Maratha and Chhetri (Khas Rajput) clan of Nepal.

Parmar is a Jat, Gurjar and Rajput clan found in Northern India, especially in Rajasthan, Kutch and Sindh. There are multiple variants of the name, including Pramar, Panwar, Pawar, Powar, Puwar, Punwar and Puar.

- yukonpanwar

Powar Last Name Facts

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

Powar (Marathi: पोवार, Oriya: ପୱାର) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Powar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,369th most frequently held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 134,157 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Powar reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 593,349th most commonly held forename internationally, held by 229 people.

The last name is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 52,953 people, or 1 in 14,486. In India Powar is most common in: Maharashtra, where 97 percent reside, Telangana, where 1 percent reside and Goa, where 1 percent reside. Apart from India this surname exists in 35 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Powar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Powar has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Powar surname grew 6,175 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 583 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Powar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Powar surname are 0.099999999999994% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.13% registered with the party.

The amount Powar earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 12.1% less than the national average, earning 304,196 kr per year; in United States they earn 41.72% more than the national average, earning $61,151 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.71% more than the national average, earning $54,509 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Powaar9154/
Poware9117/
Poowar917/
Ppowar912/
Powasr912/
Powart911/
Powarr911/
Powear911/
Pohhwar831/
Phoward831/
Phowair831/
Poiward830/
Pawar801,586,714/
Povar805,530/
Puwar80915/
Pobar80709/
Pewar8077/
Powor8012/
Pouwhare77100/
Phowarth771/
Pawaar73244/
Povare73241/
Paware73211/
Phawar73210/
Posvar73169/
Puware73108/
Poovar7386/
Pahwar7365/
Paawar7323/
Pawarr7316/
Puwarr7313/
Povhar7312/
Paewar7311/
Pauwar7311/
Pawear738/
Potvar737/
Povard737/
Povaar737/
Pehwar735/
Pouvar735/
Pawatr735/
Ppawar734/
Pohwor734/
Pawhar733/
Vpawar733/
Pawwar733/
Phovar733/
Pawasr732/
Povear732/
Pawair732/
Posuar731/
Pawarz731/
Poobar731/
Pfawar731/
Pewaar731/
Ppovar731/
Povart731/
Povarr731/
Phewar731/
Povhare67117/
Pasware6727/
Pahawar676/
Poivare673/
Paawaar673/
Pauhwar672/
Phaware672/
Phohwor671/
Pouvard671/
Pauwart671/
Paaware671/
Pusward671/
Pawaard671/
Pobeaur670/

Powar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Powar in the Oriya language
ପୱାରpawara-
Powar in the Marathi language
पोवारpovara99.89
पोवरpovara0.01
पॉवरpovara0.01
पोळारpolara0
पोसारposara0

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