Agarwal Surname

1,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 345,599 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Agarwal Surname User-submission:

Aggarwal (Agarwal, Agrawala, Agarwala, Agrawal, Agrawal) is a community found throughout northern India. Before the partition of India in 1947, this surname was also found in the modern-day Punjab province of Pakistan

The texts and legends of the Aggarwal community trace the origin of Aggarwals to the legendary king Agrasen of the Solar Dynasty who adopted Vanik Dharam.

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Agarwal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India320,8021:2,391248
United States7,3311:49,4425,993
Thailand3,7001:19,0911,545
United Arab Emirates2,7581:3,322420
England1,7461:31,9124,252
Bangladesh1,7121:93,0824,097
Saudi Arabia1,0341:29,8414,317
Singapore8301:6,636406
Australia6961:38,7875,039
Canada6491:56,7736,703
Oman5271:6,998985
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
Kuwait4821:7,8851,093
Malaysia4321:68,2745,006
Bahrain3091:4,364792
Qatar3001:7,860857
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Hong Kong1831:40,085710
Nepal1781:160,0052,647
Japan1591:804,05218,160
Germany1241:649,23850,829
New Zealand1081:41,9297,008
Switzerland661:124,43812,477
Scotland591:90,7436,412
Wales521:59,5105,360
China501:27,346,4311,485
Netherlands481:351,81639,430
France451:1,476,060142,161
Indonesia421:3,148,790173,812
Sweden401:246,16917,052
Poland391:974,58370,126
Ireland281:168,1767,397
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Northern Ireland211:87,8595,745
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Italy151:4,077,113105,022
Norway131:395,56035,657
Bhutan121:51,337653
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Isle of Man101:8,5821,778
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
American Samoa81:6,9701,431
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Georgia61:624,25819,750
Vietnam61:15,441,0093,090
Cyprus51:176,9758,389
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Liberia41:1,102,13437,930
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086

The alternate forms: Ágarwal (1) & Agàrwál (1) are calculated separately.

Agarwal (1,132) may also be a first name.

Agarwal Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Aggarwal (Agarwal, Agrawala, Agarwala, Agrawal, Agrawal) is a community found throughout northern India. Before the partition of India in 1947, this surname was also found in the modern-day Punjab province of Pakistan

The texts and legends of the Aggarwal community trace the origin of Aggarwals to the legendary king Agrasen of the Solar Dynasty who adopted Vanik Dharam. Literally, Aggarwal means the 'children of Agrasen' or the 'people of Agroha', a city in ancient Kuru Panchal, near Hisar in Haryana, said to be founded by Agrasen.

Members of the Aggarwal community are known for their business acumen and have for many years been influential and prosperous in India.

Garg is one of the Gotra of Aggarwal. It was originally known as Gargasya, which is associated with Lord Pushpdev and Saint (Guru) as Gargacharya or Garg. Garg's follow Yajurved as their holy book and has their branch in Madhuri. The Sutra associated with Garg is Kaatyayni.

- bhavesh.jitu

This surname means 'children of Agrasen' or 'people from Agroha', a place in Harayana India which was once ruled by a ruler Maharaj Agrasen, whose descendants are called agrawal. The people of this community are known for their trading skills. They belong to a bigger community called Bania.

- aniket28

Agarwal Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Agarwal Come From? nationality or country of origin

Agarwal (Bengali: আগরওয়াল, Hindi: अग्रवाल, Marathi: अगरवाल, Oriya: ଅଗୱାଲ) has its highest incidence in India. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Ágarwal or Agàrwál. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Agarwal? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,568th most commonly held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 21,087 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Agarwal live; 93 percent live in South Asia and 93 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 236,660th most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 1,132 people.

This last name is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 320,802 people, or 1 in 2,391. In India Agarwal is mostly found in: West Bengal, where 33 percent reside, Uttar Pradesh, where 15 percent reside and Rajasthan, where 11 percent reside. Aside from India it exists in 108 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Thailand, where 1 percent reside.

Agarwal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Agarwal last name are 0.56% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.79% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Agarwal earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 13.62% more than the national average, earning 393,212 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 206.13% more than the national average, earning R 727,488 per year; in United States they earn 30.53% more than the national average, earning $56,324 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.18% more than the national average, earning $59,711 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ágarwal951/
Aggarwal93189,108/
Agarwall93235/
Agarwaal93212/
Aagarwal93162/
Agarrwal93120/
Agharwal9358/
Agaarwal9346/
Agarwwal9333/
Agarwale938/
Agarweal933/
Agaerwal932/
Agahrwal932/
Agarwasl931/
Angarwal931/
Asgarwal931/
Augarwal931/
Agarwaul931/
Agarwgal931/
Agàrwál901/
Aggarwall88114/
Aggarwaal8818/
Aaggarwal889/
Aggarwwal885/
Aggarrwal885/
Aggaarwal883/
Aggaerwal881/
Agarval8634,575/
Agarbal86312/
Agerwal86204/
Agorwal86111/
Agarual867/
Agarwol864/
Aggerwal80224/
Aggarval80171/
Agarvaal8015/
Agarvall8013/
Aagarval8011/
Agerwall806/
Agharval805/
Aggorwal802/
Gagarval801/
Eggarwal801/
Agaerval801/
Agarvale801/
Aqgarval801/
Agarball801/
Angharval7510/
Agerval715/
Aggerval672/

Agarwal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Agarwal in the Bengali language
আগরওয়ালagara'oyala-
Agarwal in the Hindi language
अग्रवालagravala98.3
अग्वालagvala0.83
अ्गर्वालagarvala0.29
अग्रवलagravala0.07
अगव्रालagavrala0.04
अगवालagavala0.04
अगर्वालagarvala0.03
अग्रवाल़agravala0.03
कुमारkumara0.03
अगरवालagaravala0.03
आग्रवालagravala0.02
अग्र्वालagrvala0.02
अ्ग्रवालagravala0.02
चन्द्रcandra0.01
अग्रवाल्agraval0.01
अग्रावलagravala0.01
अग्रावालagravala0.01
अगर्वालाagarvala0.01
अग्रबालagrabala0.01
अग्रवाagrava0
गोयलgoyala0
अग्रवालीagravali0
अगर्वाळagarvala0
दयालdayala0
़अग्रवालagravala0
अब्रवालabravala0
आरएलara'ela0
अग्रालagrala0
अ्रगवालaragavala0
अग़वालagavala0
ग्रवालgravala0
गौतमgautama0
अग्रपालagrapala0
अग्रचालagracala0
अवतारavatara0
आग्वालagvala0
अगर्वलagarvala0
Agarwal in the Oriya language
ଅଗୱାଲagawala84.07
ଅଗରୱାଲagarawala7.68
ଅଗୱାଲାagawala3.05
ଅଗଓାଲagaoala1.63
ଅଗବାଲagabala0.37
ଆଗୱାଲagawala0.26
ଆଗରୱାଲagarawala0.21
ଅଗୱଲagawala0.21
ଅଗୱାଲ୍agawal0.16
ଅଗଓର୍ାଲaga'orala0.11
ଅଗରୱାଲାagarawala0.11
ଅଗଓାଲାagaoala0.11
ଅଗୱର୍ାଲagawarala0.11
ଅଗୱଯ୍ାଲagawayala0.05
ଅଗରଓାଲagaraoala0.05
ଅଗାୱାଲagawala0.05
ଅଘୱାଲaghawala0.05
ଅଗୱର୍ାଲ୍agawaral0.05
ଆଗୱାଲ୍agawal0.05
ଅଗରବାଲagarabala0.05
Agarwal in the Marathi language
अगरवालagaravala72.99
आगरवालagaravala24.31
सागरsagara0.57
आगरवळagaravala0.32
सरलाsarala0.25
अगरवाळagaravala0.16
अगवर्लagavarla0.1
अगरवलagaravala0.06
गंगारामgangarama0.06
आगवालagavala0.06
आगरवाळagaravala0.03
यगलyagala0.03
अगवालagavala0.03
आगरवालेagaravale0.03
अगखालagakhala0.03
भगारामbhagarama0.03
आगरवलagaravala0.03
आगारवालagaravala0.03
अगवर्लाagavarla0.03
अगंवालaganvala0.03
आगरबाळagarabala0.03
अगरवाजagaravaja0.03
गरवालgaravala0.03
आगरकरagarakara0.03
आगरावालagaravala0.03
अगरवाagarava0.03
सरलsarala0.03
अगऱवालagaravala0.03
अगरवालाagaravala0.03

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