Pawar (also spelled as Puar, Panwar, Powar) is an Indian surname. It is found among the Maratha clans that claim Rajput origin (Parmar). It is also found among Punjabis.
People with this surname include:
Puar Maratha RajputsHemendra Singh Rao Pawar, (Present Maharaja of Dhar State)Tukoji Rao III Puar, (Maharaja of Dewas Senior)Vikramsinh Rao I Puar (Shahaji II Bhonsle), (The Maharaja of Dewas Senior who also became The Maharaja of Kolhapur, after being adopted as Chhatrapati to the Gadi of Kolhapur)Krishnaji Rao III Puar, (Maharaja of Dewas Senior and Indian Politician)Tukoji Rao IV Puar, (Maharaja of Dewas Senior and Indian politician from Madhya Pradesh, belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party)Vikram Singh Rao II Puar (Present Maharaja of Dewas Senior)Lalita Pawar (1916-1998), Indian actressNarayan Rao Pawar (1925-2010), Indian independence activist and member of Arya Samaj who plotted to kill the last Nizam of HyderabadDagdu Maruti Pawar (1935-1966), Indian Marathi-language author and poetSharad Pawar (born 1940), Indian politicianUrmila Pawar (born 1945), Indian Marathi-language writerAjit Pawar (born 1959), Indian politician; deputy chief minister of Maharashtra and nephew of Sharad PawarPradnya Daya Pawar (born 1966), Indian Marathi-language poetRajesh Pawar (born 1979), Indian cricketerAmeya Pawar (born 1980), American politician and City of Chicago AldermanKuldeep Pawar, Indian actor in the Marathi language film industryRajendra S Pawar, Indian civil servantAnand Pawar, Indian badminton playerAnjali Pawar, Indian social workerRajendra Singh Pawar, Indian businessman, chairman of NIITUttamsingh Pawar, Indian politician