Ahluwalia Surname
Approximately 12,669 people bear this surname
Ahluwalia Surname User-submission:
This surname comes from the village Ahlu, to which the founder of the Ahluwalia misl Sultan-up-Qaum Jassa Singh Ahluwalia belonged. Walia is a shortened version of this surname. The Ahluwalia misl was amongst the 12 prominent misls of the Sikhs, and descendants of Jassa Singh ruled the Kapurthala State of Punjab till the independence of India in 1947.
Read More About This SurnameAhluwalia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 7,020 | 1:109,269 | 7,130 |
| United States | 1,869 | 1:193,932 | 19,154 |
| England | 1,455 | 1:38,294 | 4,980 |
| Canada | 975 | 1:37,790 | 4,767 |
| United Arab Emirates | 366 | 1:25,034 | 2,815 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Australia | 150 | 1:179,971 | 18,195 |
| Bahrain | 88 | 1:15,325 | 3,085 |
| Thailand | 86 | 1:821,376 | 131,940 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| Germany | 33 | 1:2,439,559 | 124,421 |
| Malaysia | 33 | 1:893,764 | 40,799 |
| New Zealand | 29 | 1:156,149 | 17,650 |
| Sweden | 28 | 1:351,670 | 24,678 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Austria | 22 | 1:387,065 | 40,442 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Estonia | 19 | 1:69,569 | 12,771 |
| Norway | 16 | 1:321,393 | 31,311 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Oman | 13 | 1:283,690 | 4,528 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Zambia | 8 | 1:1,981,240 | 32,669 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
Ahluwalia (194) may also be a first name.
Ahluwalia Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname comes from the village Ahlu, to which the founder of the Ahluwalia misl Sultan-up-Qaum Jassa Singh Ahluwalia belonged. Walia is a shortened version of this surname. The Ahluwalia misl was amongst the 12 prominent misls of the Sikhs, and descendants of Jassa Singh ruled the Kapurthala State of Punjab till the independence of India in 1947. The surname is common amongst Indian Punjabi Sikhs.
- akshay12The 10th and last Sikh guru, Guru Gobind Singhji Maharaj, had 12 'missiles'/army fractions. One out of those one was the Ahluwalia missile.
The origin of the surname lies in being potato traders. 'Ahlu ' or 'aloo' means potato in English. 'Walia' essentially mean trader. So quite literally 'aloo wala' signifies a potato person/trader.
- gurshanAhluwalia Demographics
Average Male Ahluwalia Height
177.09 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Ahluwalia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ahluwalia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ahluwalia (Hindi: अहलूवालिया, Marathi: अहलुवालीया, Oriya: ଆଲୁବାଲିଆ) is found most in India. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ahluwalia? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 41,262nd most numerous family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 575,227 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 63 percent of Ahluwalia are found; 55 percent are found in South Asia and 55 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 651,944th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 194 people.
Ahluwalia is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 7,020 people, or 1 in 109,269. In India it is primarily found in: Delhi, where 35 percent are found, Punjab, where 29 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 7 percent are found. Excluding India Ahluwalia exists in 61 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent are found and England, where 11 percent are found.
Ahluwalia Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Ahluwalia last name are 2.97% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.2% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Ahluwalia earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 13.05% more than the national average, earning 391,240 kr per year; in United States they earn 33.16% more than the national average, earning $57,456 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.44% more than the national average, earning $59,836 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ahluwalia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ahluwalia in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆଲୁବାଲିଆ | alubali'a | - |
| Ahluwalia in the Hindi language | ||
| अहलूवालिया | ahaluvaliya | 45.38 |
| अहलुवालिया | ahaluvaliya | 32.31 |
| आहलूवालिया | ahaluvaliya | 6.92 |
| आहलुवालिया | ahaluvaliya | 5.38 |
| अहलुवलिया | ahaluvaliya | 2.31 |
| आलूवालिया | aluvaliya | 1.54 |
| अहुलवालिया | ahulavaliya | 1.54 |
| अलुवालिया | aluvaliya | 1.54 |
| आहूवालिया | ahuvaliya | 1.54 |
| अलूवलिया | aluvaliya | 0.77 |
| Ahluwalia in the Marathi language | ||
| अहलुवालीया | ahaluvaliya | 30.49 |
| अहलुवािलया | ahaluvailaya | 25.61 |
| आलुवालीया | aluvaliya | 15.85 |
| आलुवािलया | aluvailaya | 6.1 |
| अलुवािलया | aluvailaya | 6.1 |
| अलुवालीया | aluvaliya | 6.1 |
| आहलुवालीया | ahaluvaliya | 3.66 |
| अहेलुवालीया | aheluvaliya | 2.44 |
| अहलूवालीया | ahaluvaliya | 1.22 |
| अलुवालीमा | aluvalima | 1.22 |
| आहलूवालीया | ahaluvaliya | 1.22 |
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