Bankwala Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Bankwala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bankwala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
England31:18,572,686338,250
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Bankwala Last Name Facts

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

Bankwala is more frequently found in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Bankwala.

How Common Is The Last Name Bankwala? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,206,983rd most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. Bankwala is primarily found in Asia, where 73 percent of Bankwala reside; 50 percent reside in South Asia and 36 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.

The surname is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 22,330,486. In Pakistan Bankwala is most frequent in: Sindh, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Pakistan Bankwala occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 18 percent are found and England, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bankwalla9425/
Baunkwala943/
Bakwala9331/
Bangwala88397/
Bankwale884/
Bakwaila881/
Bakgwahla821/
Bangwalia821/
Bokwala804,089/
Bagwala8057/
Bakuala8027/
Bakwalo802/
Bookwala75376/
Bongwala75145/
Bangwela75137/
Bangbala75109/
Baugwala7539/
Baghwala7523/
Bangwale7521/
Baigwala7512/
Bagwalla7512/
Wangwala757/
Banguala755/
Wankwola751/
Bhagwala751/
Baikwatlhai744/
Bookkwala711/
Bokuala6769/
Bagvala6750/
Weangwalai673/
Baguala673/
Vokwala671/
Boqwala671/
Bacuala671/
Wasingwala671/
Bogwala671/

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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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  • 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 Bankwala
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