# Zaveri (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/zaveri/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Gujarati.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Gujarati |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 609 |
| US rank (2010) | 36,695 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 506,971 people |
| Change since 2000 | +51% (403 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | 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”)

## Who carries it

Share of people named Zaveri in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 2.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 0.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 94% |
| Two or more races | 2.6% |

## Similar surnames

Zuber, Zafar, Zafra, Zubair.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.