Ghanwal Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Ghanwal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghanwal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan351:5,104,11132,876
India41:191,766,3461,073,940

Ghanwal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ghanwal (Marathi: घानवाळ) is found most in Pakistan. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ghanwal.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghanwal? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,141,416th most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ghanwal are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 90 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

This surname is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 5,104,111. In Pakistan it is most prevalent in: Punjab, where 100 percent are found. Barring Pakistan it is found in one country. It also occurs in India, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghainwal931/
Ganwal9227/
Ghanbal868/
Ghanval861/
Ganwale861/
Ghaunval807/
Gainwald800/
Ganbal7732/
Ganval771/
Ganvale7115/
Gonwall711/
Gounwal711/
Gatnual711/
Ganwoul711/
Gannwol711/
Gamwall710/
Gonwaldt671/
Gonnwall670/
Gambal62755/
Ganbol6214/
Gonbal627/
Gonual623/
Genval621/
Gottenwald590/
Gambhal57166/
Gamball5710/
Gonvale576/
Ganbhal574/
Gaimbal571/
Gombhal571/
Gahnbol570/
Gaimbail5314/
Ghamvole531/
Goumwald530/

Ghanwal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ghanwal in the Marathi language
घानवाळghanavala-

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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 Ghanwal
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