Sunawar Surname

403,615th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 869 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nepal
Highest density in:
Nepal

Sunawar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sunawar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nepal6811:41,8221,379
Indonesia991:1,335,85092,420
India621:12,372,022220,417
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765

Sunawar (787) may also be a first name.

Sunawar Last Name Facts

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

Sunawar (Hindi: सुनवार, Oriya: ସୁନୱାର) is carried by more people in Nepal than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sunawar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 403,615th most commonly held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 8,386,129 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Sunawar are found; 87 percent are found in South Asia and 86 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 292,224th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 787 people.

This surname is most widely held in Nepal, where it is carried by 681 people, or 1 in 41,822. In Nepal Sunawar is mostly found in: Janakpur, where 26 percent live, Narayani, where 15 percent live and Bagmati, where 12 percent live. Aside from Nepal it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 11 percent live and India, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sunawar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sunawar in the Hindi language
सुनवारsunavara-
Sunawar in the Oriya language
ସୁନୱାରsunawara60
ସୁନନ୍ାଓାରsunanaoara20
ବିୁସୁନୱାରbiusunawara20

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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 Sunawar
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