Sarawar Surname

373,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 959 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Sarawar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sarawar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh5411:294,5608,696
India3551:2,160,74872,368
Pakistan471:3,800,93427,883
Iran121:6,398,544138,820
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Sarawar (954) may also be a first name.

Sarawar Last Name Facts

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

Sarawar (Hindi: सरवर, Marathi: सरवर, Oriya: ସରୱର) occurs most in Bangladesh. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Sarawar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sarawar? popularity and diffusion

Sarawar is the 373,745th most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,599,109 people. The last name Sarawar is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Sarawar reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 63 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 261,449th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 954 people.

It is most commonly used in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 541 people, or 1 in 294,560. Not including Bangladesh Sarawar occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in India, where 37 percent live and Pakistan, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sarawar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sarawar in the Hindi language
सरवरsaravara89.77
सरवाराsaravara10.23
Sarawar in the Marathi language
सरवरsaravara75
सरवारsaravara14.29
सारवारsaravara7.14
मसरवरmasaravara3.57
Sarawar in the Oriya language
ସରୱରsarawara58.43
ସରୱାରsarawara33.71
ସରଓରsara'ora1.69
ସାରୱାରsarawara1.69
ସରୱର୍sarawar1.69
ସରୱାର୍sarawar0.56
ସାରୱରsarawara0.56
ସାରଓାରsaraoara0.56
ସରଓାରsaraoara0.56

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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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  • 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 Sarawar
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