Tanwar Surname

26,945th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,937 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Tanwar Surname User-submission:

This surname is derived from the Jatt caste. They come from the Punjab region of India and Pakistan.

Tanwar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India18,3371:41,8322,921
Saudi Arabia3981:77,52710,981
United Arab Emirates2921:31,3783,402
Pakistan2031:880,01912,073
United States1861:1,948,704125,871
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
England551:1,013,05650,089
Australia491:550,93340,757
Qatar341:69,3536,725
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Afghanistan251:1,286,12711,103
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Oman121:307,3314,704
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Iceland61:63,3484,218
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
China41:341,830,39216,990
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Guyana41:190,5559,777
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malta11:430,2723,380
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197

Tanwar (385) may also be a first name.

Tanwar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is derived from the Jatt caste. They come from the Punjab region of India and Pakistan.

- sandeep.kooler

Tanwar Last Name Facts

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

Tanwar (Hindi: तंवर, Marathi: तंवर, Oriya: ତନୱାର) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanwar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tanwar is the 26,945th most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 365,529 people. Tanwar is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Tanwar are found; 93 percent are found in South Asia and 92 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Tanwar is also the 441,679th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 385 people.

The surname Tanwar is most frequent in India, where it is held by 18,337 people, or 1 in 41,832. In India it is most frequent in: Delhi, where 59 percent live, Haryana, where 9 percent live and Rajasthan, where 7 percent live. Outside of India this surname occurs in 53 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 2 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent live.

Tanwar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tanwar surname are 12.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.26% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tanwar earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 45.88% more than the national average, earning $62,947 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.6% less than the national average, earning $41,932 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thanwar9236/
Tanwear929/
Tanwair924/
Tanware923/
Tatnwar923/
Tanhwar922/
Tainware861/
Tanvar8314,922/
Tanbar8361/
Tamwar8316/
Tanuar8312/
Tonwar839/
Tanwor832/
Thanwarth800/
Tannvar7713/
Thanvar7711/
Tanvare7711/
Taenvar775/
Tanmbar775/
Tanvair772/
Tainvar771/
Tanuart771/
Tanvart771/
Tonward771/
Toonwar771/
Thonwart718/
Thainuar711/
Tambar67498/
Tenvar6738/
Tamvar6727/
Tanbor674/
Tonvar672/
Tonuar671/
Tonbar671/
Tanvor670/

Tanwar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tanwar in the Hindi language
तंवरtanvara71.72
तँवरtamvara7.79
तवंरtavanra4.51
तनवरtanavara4.51
तनवारtanavara2.87
तन्वरtanvara2.46
तांवरtanvara1.64
तवँरtavamra1.23
टँवरtamvara0.82
टंवरtanvara0.82
तन्वारtanvara0.41
तँवारtamvara0.41
तवरtavara0.41
टांवरtanvara0.41
Tanwar in the Marathi language
तंवरtanvara46.74
तनवरtanavara22.81
तन्वरtanvara17.64
तवरtavara3.6
तन्tan2.92
तनवारtanavara2.02
तँवरtamvara0.9
तवंरtavanra0.9
तवँरtavamra0.67
तन्वारtanvara0.22
जन्वरjanvara0.22
तन्बरtanbara0.22
तंवार्tanvar0.22
अन्वरanvara0.22
Tanwar in the Oriya language
ତନୱାରtanawara42.86
ତନୱରtanawara28.57
ତନୱିରtanawira14.29
ତନୱର୍tanawar14.29

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