Aliwal Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Aliwal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aliwal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India101:76,706,538639,611
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Aliwal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Aliwal occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Aliwal? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,649,889th most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 61 percent of Aliwal live; 61 percent live in South Asia and 56 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

The surname Aliwal is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 76,706,538. In India it is most common in: Telangana, where 50 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 30 percent live. Outside of India Aliwal is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 28 percent live and Afghanistan, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aliwale927/
Aliwasil861/
Ayliwale861/
Aluwal832,478/
Alibal83109/
Alival8318/
Oliwal832/
Alewal831/
Halijwale8022/
Halliwall802/
Galival77128/
Heliwal7788/
Alewale7744/
Alivale7720/
Alioual778/
Ahluwal772/
Alibaal771/
Halibal771/
Alibail771/
Alhival771/
Aalival771/
Alewalt770/
Hallijwale751/
Allewalt7176/
Alhuwail717/
Allivale717/
Halewale717/
Holiwale715/
Halivale714/
Alhajwal713/
Olaiwale713/
Alhewail711/
Allewalp711/
Halijval711/
Heliwall711/
Alivaile711/
Halijvale67206/
Aluval6729/
Hallibail6726/
Aleval6710/
Ahaluwail677/
Aleewaile673/
Hallivale671/
Halijwole671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Aliwal
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