Pawar (also spelled as Pavar[1] and Puar) is an Indian surname found among the Maratha, Mahar or Koli people in Maharashtra.[2][3][1]
Notable people bearing the Pawar name or its variants include:
In Maharashtra we find surnames of Jadhav, Chavan, Pawar, Gaikwad, Thorat etc. among the Maratha caste as well as Mahar caste