Salawar Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Salawar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
Salawar (235) may also be a first name.
Salawar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salawar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Salawar (Marathi: सलावार) is more frequently found in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Salawar? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,587,209th most numerous last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Salawar live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 67 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Salawar is also the 584,346th most widespread first name globally, borne by 235 people.
It is most frequently held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 29,773,981. In Pakistan it is most frequent in: Punjab, where 50 percent live, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 33 percent live and Islamabad Capital Territory, where 17 percent live. Apart from Pakistan this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 33 percent live and Afghanistan, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Salawar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Salawar in the Marathi language | ||
| सलावार | salavara | 36.36 |
| लावार | lavara | 18.18 |
| सलावर | salavara | 18.18 |
| सलवार | salavara | 18.18 |
| सलमा | salama | 9.09 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Salawar
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