Agrawala Surname

228,343rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,775 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Agrawala 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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Agrawala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,6001:479,41624,384
United States701:5,177,985261,849
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
England41:13,929,515290,718
France11:66,422,722504,397
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Agrawala 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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Agrawala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Agrawala (Hindi: अग्रवाल, Oriya: ଅଗୱାଲା) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Agrawala? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 228,343rd most prevalent surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 4,105,660 people. Agrawala is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Agrawala reside; 90 percent reside in South Asia and 90 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 1,600 people, or 1 in 479,416. In India Agrawala is primarily concentrated in: Odisha, where 81 percent reside, West Bengal, where 6 percent reside and Delhi, where 2 percent reside. Excluding India Agrawala occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent reside and Kuwait, where 2 percent reside.

Agrawala Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Agrawala last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Agrawala earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 85.66% more than the national average, earning $80,109 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.76% more than the national average, earning $51,055 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Agrawala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Agrawala in the Oriya language
ଅଗୱାଲାagawala68.46
ଅଗଓାଲାagaoala11.11
ଅଗୱାଲagawala6.93
ଅଗୱଲାagawala6.21
ଅଗୱାଳାagawala2.63
ଅଗାୱାଲାagawala1.31
ଅଗଓଲାaga'ola0.6
ଅଗଓାଲagaoala0.36
ଆଗୱାଲାagawala0.24
ଅଗ'ୱାଲାaga'wala0.24
ସୁଅଗଓାଲାsu'agaoala0.24
ଓଗଓାଲାogaoala0.12
ଅଗଓଯ୍ାଲାaga'oyala0.12
ରୁଅଗୱାଲru'agawala0.12
ଅଗବାଲagabala0.12
ସୁଅଗୱାଲାsu'agawala0.12
ମୁଅଗୱାଲାmu'agawala0.12
ଆଗୱଲାagawala0.12
ଅଗୱଲagawala0.12
ମୁଅଗାୱାଲାmu'agawala0.12
Agrawala in the Hindi language
अग्रवालagravala50
अग्रवालाagravala30
अग्रवलाagravala10
अग्रवाल़agravala10

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