Zaveri

English

Alternative forms

• Jhaveri

Etymology

Borrowed from Gujarati ઝવેરી (jhaverī, “jeweler”), from Persian جواهری (javâheri, “jeweller”), borrowed from Arabic جَوَاهِر (jawāhir), ultimately borrowed from Early Classical Persian گوهر (gawhar, “jewel, gem, pearl, essence”)

Proper noun

Zaveri (plural Zaveris)

1. A surname from Gujarati.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Zaveri is the 36695^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 609 individuals. Zaveri is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (93.76%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Zaveri”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.