Dholkawala Surname

812,930th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 343 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Dholkawala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dholkawala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1591:4,824,311122,508
United Arab Emirates1111:82,5437,552
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
England11:55,718,059489,080
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Dholkawala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dholkawala (Marathi: ढोलकावाला) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dholkawala? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 812,930th most common last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,246,490 people. The last name Dholkawala occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Dholkawala are found; 49 percent are found in West Asia and 49 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.

Dholkawala is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 159 people, or 1 in 4,824,311. In India Dholkawala is most common in: Maharashtra, where 77 percent are found, Gujarat, where 11 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 3 percent are found. Apart from India this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 32 percent are found and Kuwait, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Dholkawala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dholkawala in the Marathi language
ढोलकावालाdholakavala63.64
ढोलकवालाdholakavala18.18
धोलकावालाdholakavala6.82
डोलकावालाdolakavala6.82
ढोकलावालाdhokalavala2.27
ढोेलकावालाdhoelakavala2.27

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Footnotes

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