Godwal Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Godwal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Godwal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India531:14,472,932242,024
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Godwal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Godwal (Hindi: गोडवाल, Marathi: गोाल, Oriya: ଗଡୱାଲ) is found most frequently in India. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Godwal? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,506,728th most frequent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Godwal reside; 93 percent reside in South Asia and 90 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The surname Godwal is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 14,472,932. In India it is mostly found in: Assam, where 19 percent are found, Delhi, where 15 percent are found and West Bengal, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account India it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Godwall927/
Godhwal926/
Goudwal925/
Godwald922/
Godwalt921/
Godwaldt86198/
Goodwald8652/
Goodwalt8638/
Goodwale864/
Goodwall862/
Gadwal831,668/
Gotwal8375/
Godval8321/
Gudwal838/
Godual831/
Gothwal771,619/
Gotwalt77594/
Gadwale77232/
Gadhwal77159/
Ghadwal7712/
Gudwale779/
Gaddwal777/
Godball776/
Gadwall774/
Gostwal772/
Godbail772/
Ghotwal772/
Godhval772/
Godwole772/
Gadwaal772/
Gotwhal771/
Gotwaal771/
Gottwal771/
Ghodval771/
Goodval771/
Gudwalt770/
Gotwall770/
Godwold770/
Ghadwale7113/
Godhvale714/
Gadhwale714/
Gootwald712/
Goodball712/
Ghadhwal711/
Ghothwal711/
Goshtwal711/
Gottwall710/
Goodwold710/
Gothwald710/
Gadval67296/
Gadual67168/
Gotual67164/
Gatwal6729/
Gutwal6727/
Getwal6710/
Gottwauld675/
Godbol674/
Gadbal672/
Gudval671/
Gudual671/

Godwal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Godwal in the Hindi language
गोडवालgodavala-
Godwal in the Oriya language
ଗଡୱାଲgadawala-
Godwal in the Marathi language
गोालgoala50
गोडवालgodavala50

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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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  • 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 Godwal
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