Agwal Surname

959,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 272 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Nepal

Agwal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Agwal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2081:3,687,814102,900
Nepal281:1,017,1776,083
Uganda271:1,445,89953,777
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Agwal Last Name Facts

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

Agwal (Hindi: अग्रवाल, Oriya: ଅଗ୍ୱାଲ) is found most in India. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Agwal? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 959,117th most numerous last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 26,792,448 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Agwal reside; 87 percent reside in South Asia and 87 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The last name is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 208 people, or 1 in 3,687,814. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Bihar, where 88 percent are found, Uttar Pradesh, where 5 percent are found and Odisha, where 3 percent are found. Barring India this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Nepal, where 10 percent are found and Uganda, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Agwale91414/
Gagwal919/
Aagwal917/
Hagwal912/
Agwaal911/
Agwail911/
Aghwal911/
Hagwall8399/
Gaygwal8324/
Agwacil838/
Angwall838/
Agwasel834/
Agwaile834/
Agweale833/
Agwaule832/
Agwatil831/
Aagwale831/
Gaghwal831/
Akgwail831/
Ogwal8043,025/
Agval801,861/
Akwal80251/
Egwal80181/
Agual8066/
Agbal8060/
Aqwal805/
Acwal802/
Aghwaile771/
Aghbal731,163/
Ogwale73583/
Akwale73319/
Agvald7325/
Eakwal7316/
Aguayl7313/
Agvall7313/
Akwall7310/
Aikwal739/
Ancwal737/
Hagbal735/
Agvale734/
Agwole734/
Agvaal733/
Ongwal733/
Ogwaal733/
Akwaal731/
Ogwall731/
Agvaul731/
Aguall731/
Aagval731/
Gokwal731/
Gagval731/
Atkwal731/
Hagvall67216/
Akwatil6745/
Angvall6745/
Aguacil6733/
Hongwal6721/
Eaghbal6719/
Angcual6718/
Högwall6716/
Askwall6714/
Hangval6711/
Aagvale6710/
Akwalhe676/
Agwoile675/
Gaykwal675/
Akwaale675/
Agwuole673/
Ogweale673/
Haghbal673/
Aqwaaal671/
Ashkwal671/
Ogwuale671/
Eugwall671/
Gaigval671/
Augbahl671/

Agwal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Agwal in the Oriya language
ଅଗ୍ୱାଲagwala-
Agwal in the Hindi language
अग्रवालagravala62.5
अगवालagavala37.5

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Agwal
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