Sarwar Surname

1,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 424,968 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Sarwar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sarwar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan313,9191:56990
Bangladesh71,1931:2,238217
Afghanistan14,8171:2,170249
Saudi Arabia6,7581:4,566609
India6,2451:122,8297,934
England2,8551:19,5162,791
United Arab Emirates2,5921:3,535442
United States1,2391:292,54227,116
Oman1,0221:3,609521
Kuwait7911:4,805662
Qatar4771:4,943523
Canada3611:102,06511,068
Scotland3181:16,8362,057
Spain2891:161,77211,736
Iran2471:310,86021,730
Bahrain2351:5,7391,064
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Norway1341:38,3755,438
Hong Kong1121:65,4951,203
Iraq1101:318,3796,214
Australia1081:249,96023,064
France951:699,18788,446
Germany931:865,65062,206
Malaysia851:346,99118,513
Greece791:140,25123,222
Denmark681:83,0118,046
Wales671:46,1874,386
Thailand661:1,070,278160,486
South Africa631:859,96456,669
Sweden611:161,42211,223
Belgium481:239,51329,891
Ireland431:109,5105,657
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Libya161:390,2481,390
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
China91:151,924,6187,954
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
South Korea61:8,540,0431,433
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Palau41:5,411112
Gambia41:480,863548
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malta11:430,2723,380
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432

Sarwar (139,158) may also be a first name.

Sarwar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sarwar (Arabic: سروار, Bengali: সরওয়ার, Hindi: सरवर, Marathi: सरवर, Oriya: ସରୱର) is found most frequently in Pakistan. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sarwar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,253rd most frequently used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 17,148 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Sarwar are found; 96 percent are found in South Asia and 94 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Sarwar is also the 7,528th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 139,158 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is carried by 313,919 people, or 1 in 569. In Pakistan it is primarily found in: Punjab, where 61 percent reside, Sindh, where 22 percent reside and Balochistan, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Pakistan Sarwar is found in 88 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 17 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 3 percent reside.

Sarwar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sarwar last name are 0.039999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.19% being registered with the political party.

The amount Sarwar earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 1.11% less than the national average, earning 342,247 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 0.63% more than the national average, earning R 239,136 per year; in United States they earn 15.61% more than the national average, earning $49,885 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.34% more than the national average, earning $49,854 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sarwarr9210,883/
Sharwar92441/
Sarware9278/
Searwar9262/
Sarwaar9217/
Sarrwar926/
Sarwear925/
Sairwar924/
Saerwar923/
Saarwar923/
Sarwwar923/
Sasrwar923/
Ssarwar923/
Sarwair921/
Sahrwar921/
Sjarwar921/
Sarwarh921/
Sarwatr921/
Sarhwar921/
Satrwar921/
Saharwar862/
Shahrwar861/
Saurward860/
Sarvar837,923/
Sorwar836,378/
Jarwar836,280/
Saruar832,686/
Zarwar832,341/
Serwar832,004/
Sarbar83839/
Sarwor8322/
Saharward803/
Scharward801/
Sarvare77736/
Sharbar77339/
Sharvar7764/
Sherwar7710/
Sarvear778/
Jarwaar777/
Sharuar776/
Sorrwar775/
Saruare774/
Sarvaar773/
Sarbarh771/
Zarwarz771/
Zarwair771/
Sarvard771/
Sarvart771/
Shorwar771/
Jayrwar771/
Jarwarr771/
Scharwarth7523/
Scharwardt750/
Sharvard716,323/
Chaurwar718/
Sarvhear712/
Saurbhar712/
Chaarwar711/
Charwart711/
Sarbahar711/
Sharuare711/
Sarvarova673,466/
Shaharvar67366/
Jorwar67114/
Saruarova67109/
Zarvar6763/
Zarbar6750/
Jarvar6736/
Carvar6728/
Sorwor6726/
Sarvor6716/
Serwor673/
Sarbor672/
Chcharwar671/
Jarwor671/
Zarwor671/
Zorwar671/

Sarwar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sarwar in the Bengali language
সরওয়ারsara'oyara-
Sarwar in the Hindi language
सरवरsaravara98.83
सरवारsaravara0.23
शरवरsaravara0.23
सरवरीsaravari0.23
Sarwar in the Marathi language
सरवरsaravara66.13
सरवारsaravara14.7
सवर्रsavarra7.71
सखरsakhara6.63
सरोवरsarovara1.08
सारवरsaravara0.72
सवरsavara0.54
सावर्रsavarra0.54
सागरsagara0.36
सारवारsaravara0.18
सकरsakara0.18
सरबारsarabara0.18
शखरsakhara0.18
सरबाsaraba0.18
इसरारisarara0.18
सरबरsarabara0.18
Sarwar in the Oriya language
ସରୱରsarawara58.57
ସରୱାରsarawara22.86
ସରବରsarabara2.86
ସରଓରsara'ora2.86
ସରବର୍sarabar1.43
ଶରୱରsarawara1.43
ସରୱର୍sarawar1.43
ସରଓରିsara'ori1.43
ସେରାବରserabara1.43
ସର୍ୱର୍sarwar1.43
ସରୱିରsarawira1.43
ସରେୱୖରsarewara1.43
ଶରୱାରsarawara1.43
Sarwar in the Arabic language
سروارsrwar-

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Footnotes

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