Salwar Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Salwar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salwar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India271:28,409,829361,298
Afghanistan161:2,009,57414,441
England11:55,718,059489,080
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Salwar (48) may also be a first name.

Salwar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Salwar (Marathi: सलवार) is most common in India. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Salwar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Salwar is the 2,909,720th most frequently occurring family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Salwar are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 60 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,448,253rd most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 48 people.

This last name is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 28,409,829. In India Salwar is mostly concentrated in: Telangana, where 37 percent reside, Madhya Pradesh, where 22 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 15 percent reside. Barring India Salwar exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 36 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shalwar9221/
Sailwar9216/
Sallwar924/
Salware921/
Shatlwar861/
Salvar83417/
Zalwar8369/
Salbar8320/
Solwar8314/
Jalwar836/
Saluar834/
Calwar832/
Shailware801/
Chalwar77136/
Salvair7760/
Salvare7743/
Saluard7723/
Shelwar7720/
Zhalwar7710/
Shalvar778/
Jhalwar775/
Zalwaar772/
Saluaar771/
Salvard771/
Soilwar771/
Jailwar771/
Salvhar771/
Salvatr771/
Salbear770/
Salwoir770/
Salvayre71330/
Salvaire71313/
Schalbar7183/
Salluard7170/
Shahlbar7135/
Chaulwar7114/
Chalware714/
Challwar712/
Salvarre711/
Shahlvar711/
Chatlwar711/
Saalvare711/
Sailevar711/
Salworth710/
Calvar671,797/
Solvar67745/
Selvar6791/
Şalvar6766/
Jalvar6729/
Salvor6728/
Salvarova6725/
Solbar6714/
Zaluar6712/
Zalvar6711/
Chatelwar674/
Salbor672/
Zalbar672/
Caluar671/

Salwar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Salwar in the Marathi language
सलवारsalavara50
सालवारsalavara25
सालवरsalavara12.5
सलवरsalavara12.5

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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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  • 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 Salwar
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