Agerwal Surname

1,168,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Agerwal Surname User-submission:

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.

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Agerwal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1871:4,101,954110,376
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Agerwal Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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.

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Agerwal Last Name Facts

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

Agerwal (Hindi: अग्रवाल, Marathi: अगरवाल) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Agerwal click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Agerwal? popularity and diffusion

The last name Agerwal is the 1,168,344th most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 35,723,264 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Agerwal live; 92 percent live in South Asia and 92 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

Agerwal is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 187 people, or 1 in 4,101,954. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Telangana, where 55 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 9 percent live and Delhi, where 9 percent live. Other than India Agerwal is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Agerwal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Agerwal surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

Agerwal earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 45.88% more than the national average, earning $62,944 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Agerwal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Agerwal in the Marathi language
अगरवालagaravala-
Agerwal in the Hindi language
अग्रवालagravala91.67
अगवालagavala8.33

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