Agrawal Surname

2,396th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 229,742 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Nepal

Agrawal 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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Agrawal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India195,8721:3,916371
Nepal20,1181:1,416213
United States4,9481:73,2548,446
Thailand1,9821:35,6403,748
United Arab Emirates1,4261:6,425822
England1,0351:53,8346,561
Saudi Arabia6361:48,5157,156
Bangladesh5411:294,5608,696
Singapore5011:10,993554
Kuwait4241:8,9641,244
Oman3421:10,7841,374
Canada3341:110,31611,818
Australia2901:93,08910,632
Malaysia2341:126,0448,216
Bahrain1761:7,6631,429
Qatar1721:13,7091,501
Germany1311:614,54548,972
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Poland361:1,055,79973,637
China321:42,728,7992,300
Netherlands311:544,74849,659
New Zealand291:156,14917,650
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Iceland181:21,1161,735
France171:3,907,219231,005
Wales161:193,40812,484
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Japan151:8,522,95344,380
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Ireland151:313,92910,911
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
South Korea111:4,658,205839
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Norway101:514,22941,629
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Finland81:687,08836,047
Burkina Faso71:2,621,72917,588
Panama61:652,04310,051
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
East Timor41:303,982255
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Bhutan21:308,0201,264
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malta11:430,2723,380
Maldives11:404,1727,269
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224

The alternate forms: Ăgrawal (1) are calculated separately.

Agrawal (454) may also be a first name.

Agrawal 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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Agrawal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Agrawal (Hindi: अग्रवाल, Marathi: अगरवाल, Oriya: ଅଗୱାଲ) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Ăgrawal. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Agrawal? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,396th most commonly used last name globally It is held by around 1 in 31,721 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Agrawal reside; 94 percent reside in South Asia and 94 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Agrawal is also the 401,195th most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 454 people.

The last name Agrawal is most common in India, where it is borne by 195,872 people, or 1 in 3,916. In India Agrawal is primarily concentrated in: Odisha, where 20 percent live, Jharkhand, where 20 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 17 percent live. Beside India Agrawal occurs in 95 countries. It is also common in Nepal, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Agrawal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Agrawal surname are 2.22% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.45% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Agrawal earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 1.78% more than the national average, earning 352,238 kr per year; in Peru they earn 276.01% more than the national average, earning S/. 72,889 per year; in United States they earn 36.53% more than the national average, earning $58,913 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.35% more than the national average, earning $62,774 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Agrawal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Agrawal in the Hindi language
अग्रवालagravala99.29
कुमारkumara0.15
अग्रावालagravala0.09
अग्रवलagravala0.06
अग्रबालagrabala0.06
अ्ग्रवालagravala0.04
अग्रवाल़agravala0.03
अगवालagavala0.03
प्रसादprasada0.01
अग्रवाagrava0.01
प्रकाशprakasa0.01
अग्रेवालagrevala0.01
अ्रवालaravala0.01
अग्र्वालagrvala0.01
अग्रावलagravala0.01
ग्रवालgravala0.01
अगव्रालagavrala0.01
अ्रगवालaragavala0
अगृवालagrvala0
शरणsarana0
अग्रवालव्agravalav0
अग्र्रवालagrravala0
अग्ऱवालagravala0
गग्रवालgagravala0
अग्र्बलagrbala0
अग्रवतीagravati0
अग्रवालुagravalu0
अब्रवालabravala0
आग्रवालagravala0
अग्रवालाagravala0
अग्वालagvala0
बग्रवालbagravala0
अग्रवानagravana0
अग्रबलagrabala0
Agrawal in the Oriya language
ଅଗୱାଲagawala90.78
ଅଗଓାଲagaoala2.47
ଅଗବାଲagabala1.01
ଅଗରୱାଲagarawala1.01
ଅଗୱାଲ୍agawal0.82
ଅଗୱାଲାagawala0.57
ଅଗୱାଳagawala0.44
ଆଗୱାଲagawala0.23
ଅଗଓ୍ୱାଲaga'owala0.22
ଅଗୱଲagawala0.14
ଅଗ'ୱାଲaga'wala0.11
ଅଗାୱାଲagawala0.07
ଅଗଓଲaga'ola0.05
ଅଗଓାଲାagaoala0.03
ଅଗାଓାଲagaoala0.02
ଅଗଓାଲ୍agaoal0.02
ଆଗାୱାଲagawala0.02
ଅଗଓାଳagaoala0.01
ଆଗୱାଲ୍agawal0.01
ରଲାଲralala0.01
ରାେଜଶraejasa0.01
ଅଗଓଲାaga'ola0
ଆଗ'ୱାଲaga'wala0
ଅଗ'ୱାକ଼୍aga'waq0
ଗୀତାଳୀgitali0
ଅଗବୱାଲagabawala0
ଅଗୱଯ୍ାଲagawayala0
ମୁଅଗୱାଲ୍mu'agawal0
ଅଗ'ବାଲaga'bala0
ଗାୟତୀgayati0
ଅଗାୱଲagawala0
ଆଗାରୱାଲagarawala0
ଅଗଓର୍ାଲaga'orala0
ଅଗବାଲାagabala0
ହରଷharasa0
ରାେକଶraekasa0
ତୱାଲtawala0
େବରିୱାଲାebariwala0
ରାଏମତୀra'emati0
ଆଗବାଲagabala0
ଅଗ୍ରୱାଲagrawala0
ରାମକଲିramakali0
ଟିେକୱାଲtiekawala0
ଅଗରୱାଲାagarawala0
େବମାଲebamala0
ଆଗଓାଲagaoala0
ଅଗ'ୱାଫ଼୍aga'waf0
ଘାସିରାମghasirama0
ଅଗାୱାଳagawala0
Agrawal in the Marathi language
अगरवालagaravala80.27
आगरवालagaravala7.72
रवालravala2.86
अगारवालagaravala2.49
िहरालालiharalala1.49
सरलाsarala1.24
अगवालagavala0.87
अग्रवालagravala0.75
इदरमलidaramala0.5
अग्वालagvala0.37
आगरवानagaravana0.12
उमरलालumaralala0.12
अग़वालagavala0.12
अगरवाळagaravala0.12
आगवालagavala0.12
नागलnagala0.12
अगरबालagarabala0.12
परमालparamala0.06

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