Balwal Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Philippines

Balwal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balwal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India911:8,429,290174,159
Philippines351:2,892,521138,859
Pakistan171:10,508,46449,949
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Balwal (56) may also be a first name.

Balwal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Balwal is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Balwal? popularity and diffusion

The surname Balwal is the 1,471,719th most common last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 50,607,958 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Balwal are found; 75 percent are found in South Asia and 66 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,321,957th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 56 people.

This surname is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 91 people, or 1 in 8,429,290. In India Balwal is most frequent in: Jammu and Kashmir, where 86 percent live, Delhi, where 8 percent live and Maharashtra, where 1 percent live. Barring India this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 24 percent live and Pakistan, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bailwal92627/
Bhalwal92197/
Bahlwal927/
Balwall921/
Balhwal921/
Bahalwal865/
Bhalwaal861/
Bhailwal861/
Balbal831,633/
Balval8381/
Balual8338/
Balhwailh801/
Balvale7734/
Balball779/
Bailval777/
Bholwal773/
Ballual772/
Balbaal771/
Bhalval771/
Balhwaisel758/
Ballball711/
Bhalbhal711/
Boulwall710/
Balbol67184/
Valval6719/
Balvalova671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Balwal
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