Baswala Surname

793,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 355 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Baswala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Baswala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2931:2,617,97182,260
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Baswala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Baswala (Hindi: बसवाला, Marathi: बसवाला) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Baswala? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 793,288th most frequent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 20,528,298 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 83 percent of Baswala reside; 83 percent reside in South Asia and 83 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The last name Baswala is most common in India, where it is held by 293 people, or 1 in 2,617,971. In India it is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 44 percent reside, Delhi, where 25 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 21 percent reside. Not including India it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside and Tanzania, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Baswala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Baswala in the Hindi language
बसवालाbasavala-
Baswala in the Marathi language
बसवालाbasavala99
बसवलाbasavala1

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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
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