Zalawar Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Zalawar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zalawar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Zalawar Last Name Facts

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

Zalawar occurs more in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zalawar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zalawar is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 83 percent of Zalawar reside; 83 percent reside in South Asia and 83 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.

This surname is most common in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 8,038,296. In Afghanistan it is primarily found in: Kabul, where 50 percent are found, Baghlan, where 25 percent are found and Balkh, where 25 percent are found. Beside Afghanistan it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.

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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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  • 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 Zalawar
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