Shawar Surname
Approximately 5,104 people bear this surname
Shawar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan | 1,878 | 1:4,708 | 959 |
| Palestine | 1,727 | 1:2,634 | 556 |
| Iraq | 461 | 1:75,969 | 2,520 |
| Saudi Arabia | 398 | 1:77,527 | 10,981 |
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| Pakistan | 136 | 1:1,313,558 | 15,128 |
| United States | 74 | 1:4,898,094 | 251,818 |
| Afghanistan | 57 | 1:564,091 | 6,800 |
| Iran | 54 | 1:1,421,899 | 57,683 |
| India | 31 | 1:24,744,045 | 333,161 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Lebanon | 4 | 1:1,409,271 | 19,641 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
Shawar (483) may also be a first name.
Shawar Demographics
Average Shawar Salary in
United States
$37,270 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shawar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shawar Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shawar (Hindi: शावर, Marathi: शावर, Oriya: େସହୱାର) is borne by more people in Jordan than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shawar? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 93,478th most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,427,811 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Shawar are found; 88 percent are found in West Asia and 80 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 386,824th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 483 people.
Shawar is most commonly used in Jordan, where it is held by 1,878 people, or 1 in 4,708. In Jordan Shawar is most prevalent in: Amman Governorate, where 91 percent are found, Zarqa Governorate, where 6 percent are found and Balqa Governorate, where 2 percent are found. Besides Jordan this last name occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in Palestine, where 34 percent are found and Iraq, where 9 percent are found.
Shawar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Shawar has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Shawar Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Shiite (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Shawar last name are 5.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.82% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Shawar earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 13.62% less than the national average, earning $37,270 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.45% more than the national average, earning $55,870 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shawar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shawar in the Oriya language | ||
| େସହୱାର | esahawara | - |
| Shawar in the Marathi language | ||
| शावर | savara | 90 |
| शहवार | sahavara | 5 |
| शवर | savara | 5 |
| Shawar in the Hindi language | ||
| शावर | savara | 33.33 |
| शहवार | sahavara | 33.33 |
| सांवर | sanvara | 16.67 |
| शाहबार | sahabara | 16.67 |
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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 Shawar
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