Jawara is the English transcription of a surname of Manding origin (the French transcription is Diawara). Notable people with the name include:
People Augusta Jawara (1924-1981), Gambian nurse, playwright and activist for women's rights Bomba Jawara, Sierra Leonean politician Dawda Jawara (1924-2019), prime minister and president of Gambia Jali Musa Jawara (aka Djeli Moussa Diawara; born 1962), Guinean musician Fatim Jawara, Gambia footballer Karamo Jawara (born 1991), Norwegian basketball player
Arts and entertainment Jawara (TV series), a 2016 Indonesian soap opera television series
See also Diawara (disambiguation) Jarawa