Arwal Surname

1,828,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Qatar

Arwal Surname User-submission:

Arwal (Sindhi:اڙول‎) is a Muslim Sindhi tribe in Sindh, Pakistan.

It came from with Ghulam Rasool Arwal, who died in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. After the death of Ghulam Rasool Arwal his son Ghulam Nabi Arwal came back to Sindh Pakistan.

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Arwal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia381:3,480,242186,493
India331:23,244,406321,547
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Arwal (54) may also be a first name.

Arwal Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Arwal (Sindhi:اڙول‎) is a Muslim Sindhi tribe in Sindh, Pakistan.

It came from with Ghulam Rasool Arwal, who died in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. After the death of Ghulam Rasool Arwal his son Ghulam Nabi Arwal came back to Sindh Pakistan.

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Arwal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Arwal (Marathi: आरवळ) is most common in Indonesia. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Arwal? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,828,462nd most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 71,446,529 people. The last name Arwal occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Arwal reside; 38 percent reside in South Asia and 37 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Arwal is also the 1,350,955th most commonly occurring given name in the world It is held by 54 people.

This last name is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 3,480,242. In Indonesia Arwal is mostly found in: West Sumatra, where 84 percent reside and Southeast Sulawesi, where 16 percent reside. Outside of Indonesia this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in India, where 32 percent reside and Qatar, where 16 percent reside.

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Ahrwal912/
Arwale912/
Airwal911/
Ayrwal911/
Earwal911/
Aharwal83133/
Earwale835/
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Harwall833/
Garwaal833/
Arwaile832/
Gairwal832/
Harwale832/
Gaurwal832/
Aurwald831/
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Garwhal831/
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Arbal8060/
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Arual8031/
Erwal8026/
Orwal809/
Gaharwal7745/
Harwaldt7711/
Arzwallh771/
Ahaarwal771/
Aheerwal771/
Airewale771/
Garhwhal771/
Hasrhwal771/
Harbal731,125/
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Garwol73331/
Garval73103/
Errwal7335/
Erwall7326/
Orwall7325/
Harval7323/
Örwall7317/
Herwal7310/
Arzual7310/
Arbail738/
Arvald737/
Arball734/
Arvale733/
Aruale732/
Arualp732/
Harwał731/
Arvail731/
Arbeal731/
Arvayl731/
Airbal731/
Earval731/
Harual730/
Arvalt730/
Harrwaldt716/
Haarwaldt711/
Arouhal67511/
Ohrwall6779/
Arvault6754/
Harball6749/
Öhrwall6739/
Gorwall6719/
Aharval6718/
Ağırbal6713/
Horwald6711/
Harvall679/
Harvald678/
Harvale677/
Arrvall674/
Aireval673/
Garhval672/
Harwold672/
Horwalt672/
Aarvale672/
Gourwal672/
Aharbal672/
Orhwall671/
Harvail671/
Arveall671/
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Arwal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arwal in the Marathi language
आरवळaravala66.67
अरवालaravala33.33

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