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 Rajputs
Hemendra 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 actress
Narayan Rao Pawar (1925-2010), Indian independence activist and member of Arya Samaj who plotted to kill the last Nizam of Hyderabad
Dagdu Maruti Pawar (1935-1966), Indian Marathi-language author and poet
Sharad Pawar (born 1940), Indian politician
Urmila Pawar (born 1945), Indian Marathi-language writer
Ajit Pawar (born 1959), Indian politician; deputy chief minister of Maharashtra and nephew of Sharad Pawar
Pradnya Daya Pawar (born 1966), Indian Marathi-language poet
Rajesh Pawar (born 1979), Indian cricketer
Ameya Pawar (born 1980), American politician and City of Chicago Alderman
Kuldeep Pawar, Indian actor in the Marathi language film industry
Rajendra S Pawar, Indian civil servant
Anand Pawar, Indian badminton player
Anjali Pawar, Indian social worker
Rajendra Singh Pawar, Indian businessman, chairman of NIIT
Uttamsingh Pawar, Indian politician
