Tilawar Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Tilawar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tilawar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Tilawar (12) may also be a first name.

Tilawar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tilawar (Hindi: तिलवार, Marathi: ितलावार) is found in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tilawar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tilawar is the 7,117,718th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 86 percent of Tilawar live; 86 percent live in South Asia and 57 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Tilawar is also the 3,306,491st most frequent forename throughout the world, borne by 12 people.

The last name is most widespread in Afghanistan, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 8,038,296. In Afghanistan it is mostly found in: Khost, where 100 percent reside. Beside Afghanistan this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 29 percent reside and Cameroon, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tailawar931/
Tilavar8633/
Tulawar8620/
Tilewar862/
Tilavare8010/
Telaware802/
Tilaivar801/
Taillavar751/
Telavar7194/
Telewar7116/
Telowar7110/
Tilevar7110/
Tulavar712/
Tilabor712/
Tilavor711/
Telavare6727/
Thelavar671/
Telewaar671/
Televar5781/
Telabor5739/
Tulevar574/
Telewor571/
Telabhor534/
Tullevar531/

Tilawar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tilawar in the Hindi language
तिलवारtilavara-
Tilawar in the Marathi language
ितलावारitalavara-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Tilawar
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