Zarwar Surname

181,730th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,341 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Zarwar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zarwar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan2,3101:13,919841
Pakistan181:9,924,66048,309
England111:5,065,278148,650
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Zarwar (893) may also be a first name.

Zarwar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zarwar occurs more in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zarwar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 181,730th most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,113,006 people. The surname Zarwar is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Zarwar live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 271,926th most common first name at a global level, borne by 893 people.

It is most widespread in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 2,310 people, or 1 in 13,919. In Afghanistan it is primarily concentrated in: Nangarhar, where 42 percent reside, Kunar, where 30 percent reside and Kabul, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Afghanistan Zarwar occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zarwarz921/
Zarwair921/
Sarwar83424,968/
Jarwar836,280/
Zarvar8363/
Zarbar8350/
Zarwor831/
Zorwar831/
Sarwarr7710,883/
Searwar7762/
Sarwaar7717/
Jarwaar777/
Sarrwar776/
Sarwear775/
Sairwar774/
Saerwar773/
Saarwar773/
Sarwwar773/
Zoorwar771/
Sarwarh771/
Zorward771/
Sarhwar771/
Sarwair771/
Zarbahr771/
Jayrwar771/
Sahrwar771/
Dsarwar771/
Jarwarr771/
Chaurwar718/
Saharwar712/
Chaarwar711/
Sarvar677,923/
Sorwar676,378/
Saruar672,686/
Serwar672,004/
Jorwar67114/
Jarvar6736/
Carvar6728/
Sarwor6722/
Zorwor672/
Jarwor671/
Zaruor671/
Chairewar671/
Zarbor670/

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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 Zarwar
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