Bowal Surname

961,438th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Guyana

Bowal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bowal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1521:5,046,483126,094
Canada811:454,88439,362
England171:3,277,533109,658
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Guyana31:254,07411,262
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Bowal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bowal occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bowal? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bowal is the 961,438th most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,891,313 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 58 percent of Bowal reside; 56 percent reside in South Asia and 56 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

It is most widespread in India, where it is held by 152 people, or 1 in 5,046,483. In India it is primarily found in: West Bengal, where 93 percent live, Assam, where 7 percent live and Arunachal Pradesh, where 1 percent live. Beside India Bowal occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 30 percent live and England, where 6 percent live.

Bowal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bowal has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Bowal surname grew 340 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bowal Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Bowal earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 13.16% less than the national average, earning $37,469 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.38% more than the national average, earning $52,356 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bhowal915,602/
Bowale91719/
Bowall9153/
Boswal9132/
Bouwal9111/
Bowgal912/
Boiwal911/
Bowhal910/
Bowhall83246/
Bhojwal8319/
Bouhwal8311/
Bhouwal8310/
Bowalle839/
Bhoowal833/
Bouwale833/
Bowaile832/
Bhowwal831/
Bobal801,432/
Bawal80619/
Boval80319/
Buwal8055/
Bewal8034/
Bowol803/
Bochwald772/
Boszwald771/
Bowhalle771/
Bhawal739,253/
Bawale731,228/
Bhoval73510/
Bahwal73431/
Boubal73374/
Behwal73142/
Bhuwal73110/
Bhobal7365/
Bovale7351/
Bosval7346/
Bowole7343/
Bewall7321/
Booval7316/
Bouval7312/
Bobeal7311/
Buwale7311/
Buiwal7310/
Beewal738/
Buwall738/
Bovall737/
Bobhal736/
Bhewal736/
Bohval733/
Boball732/
Bawall732/
Bobail732/
Boobal732/
Bovgal731/
Bewail731/
Vhowal731/
Boswol731/
Bhowol731/
Bawgal731/
Bovahl731/
Boweil731/
Bawwal731/
Bovhal731/
Boveal730/
Bhochhwal711/
Bouchwald710/
Bahawal677,917/
Bouhbal67527/
Bhaawal67486/
Bhawale67121/
Bhovale6765/
Bawalle6752/
Bhoival6749/
Bhawwal6748/
Buswald6734/
Baswald6726/
Bußwald6723/
Bhauwal6721/
Bawasil6721/
Bhojval6720/
Bhobhal6711/
Bhooval6711/
Bhujwal678/
Bhuwale673/
Bochval673/
Bojvall673/
Bosvall673/
Buchwal672/
Bhovhal672/
Bhawaal672/
Bovhale672/
Boubail672/
Bozsval671/
Buswalt671/
Bujwall671/
Boswold671/
Baswall671/
Bashwal671/
Bhoubal671/
Bhaewal671/
Bhaswal671/
Bujwald671/
Bowoole671/
Bushwal671/
Bawahal671/
Boubeal671/
Bahwaal671/
Bochual671/
Bovalle670/
Baswual670/
Buswall670/

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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 Bowal
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