Fawar Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Qatar

Fawar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fawar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran571:1,347,06255,719
India91:85,229,487684,495
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Jordan51:1,768,48719,843
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Fawar (48) may also be a first name.

Fawar Last Name Facts

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

Fawar (Arabic: فوار) is found in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fawar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,849,867th most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. Fawar is mostly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Fawar live; 70 percent live in South Asia and 61 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,448,253rd most frequent forename globally. It is borne by 48 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Iran, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 1,347,062. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: Khuzestan Province, where 96 percent are found, Isfahan Province, where 2 percent are found and Tehran Province, where 2 percent are found. Barring Iran this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in India, where 9 percent are found and Morocco, where 9 percent are found.

Fawar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fawar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Fawar surname contracted 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fawar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Fawar surname is primarily Shiite (75%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fawair91246/
Faware9137/
Fawaar911/
Fawarr911/
Pfawar911/
Faywar910/
Fashwar83244/
Fawahre836/
Fabar80184/
Favar8050/
Vawar8036/
Fawor8012/
Fowar801/
Favard732,500/
Favare73401/
Favart73293/
Phawar73210/
Fahwor7312/
Foware734/
Fauvar732/
Faibar732/
Fajbar731/
Fatvar731/
Fajvar731/
Vaiwar731/
Fabear731/
Fabair731/
Faivar731/
Favarh731/
Fewear730/
Faubar730/
Favaur730/
Fauvart67254/
Phaware672/
Faavour671/
Favaurd671/
Vawahar671/
Fhavare671/
Fasword670/

Fawar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fawar in the Arabic language
فوارfwar-

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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 Fawar
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