Gowal Surname
Approximately 1,077 people bear this surname
Gowal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 537 | 1:1,428,427 | 54,539 |
| Nigeria | 418 | 1:423,787 | 21,950 |
| Indonesia | 78 | 1:1,695,502 | 110,645 |
| Nepal | 34 | 1:837,675 | 5,559 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Gowal (88) may also be a first name.
Gowal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gowal Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gowal (Bengali: গোওয়াল, Hindi: गोवाल, Marathi: गोवाल, Oriya: େଗାୱାଲ) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Gowal click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gowal? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 341,074th most widely held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 6,766,524 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 61 percent of Gowal live; 53 percent live in South Asia and 53 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,017,994th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 88 people.
The last name is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 537 people, or 1 in 1,428,427. In India Gowal is primarily concentrated in: Assam, where 57 percent are found, Jharkhand, where 33 percent are found and Odisha, where 3 percent are found. Aside from India this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 39 percent are found and Indonesia, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gowale | 91 | 24 | / |
| Gowall | 91 | 11 | / |
| Gowald | 91 | 8 | / |
| Ngowal | 91 | 3 | / |
| Gouwal | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ghowal | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gowaul | 91 | 0 | / |
| Gochwal | 83 | 15 | / |
| Ghoswal | 83 | 15 | / |
| Goiswal | 83 | 3 | / |
| Goshwal | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ghojwal | 83 | 1 | / |
| Goyswal | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gobal | 80 | 1,463 | / |
| Goval | 80 | 762 | / |
| Guwal | 80 | 617 | / |
| Gawal | 80 | 284 | / |
| Gowol | 80 | 8 | / |
| Gewal | 80 | 6 | / |
| Gochhwal | 77 | 23 | / |
| Gouchwal | 77 | 18 | / |
| Gawale | 73 | 1,662 | / |
| Gobhal | 73 | 436 | / |
| Govale | 73 | 173 | / |
| Goival | 73 | 145 | / |
| Nguwal | 73 | 43 | / |
| Ghawal | 73 | 40 | / |
| Gawalt | 73 | 24 | / |
| Gewahl | 73 | 16 | / |
| Gawhal | 73 | 13 | / |
| Gosval | 73 | 11 | / |
| Goibal | 73 | 11 | / |
| Gowole | 73 | 11 | / |
| Gotval | 73 | 10 | / |
| Gawaal | 73 | 8 | / |
| Ghobal | 73 | 7 | / |
| Goball | 73 | 5 | / |
| Guwale | 73 | 5 | / |
| Gawail | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gawall | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ghewal | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hgobal | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ghoval | 73 | 2 | / |
| Goubal | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gowoul | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gawald | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gawwal | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gobaul | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guwall | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gouval | 73 | 1 | / |
| Govail | 73 | 1 | / |
| Govhal | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gobail | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goobal | 73 | 1 | / |
| Govald | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ghouchwal | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ghoubal | 67 | 291 | / |
| Gotvald | 67 | 254 | / |
| Gawhale | 67 | 250 | / |
| Ghawale | 67 | 241 | / |
| Gothval | 67 | 41 | / |
| Nggawal | 67 | 30 | / |
| Ghovale | 67 | 24 | / |
| Gauwale | 67 | 19 | / |
| Goibhal | 67 | 14 | / |
| Gahwale | 67 | 8 | / |
| Govhale | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ghewail | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gawalhe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Goshval | 67 | 4 | / |
| Govahal | 67 | 4 | / |
| Goivale | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gouvale | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gawaale | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gawahle | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gobhail | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghosval | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghauwal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guwhale | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gotvale | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gawalle | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gooball | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guswale | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghuwail | 67 | 1 | / |
Gowal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gowal in the Bengali language | ||
| গোওয়াল | go'oyala | - |
| Gowal in the Oriya language | ||
| େଗାୱାଲ | egawala | - |
| Gowal in the Hindi language | ||
| गोवाल | govala | 50 |
| गोवल | govala | 50 |
| Gowal in the Marathi language | ||
| गोवाल | govala | 50 |
| गोवाळ | govala | 37.5 |
| गोवल | govala | 12.5 |
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Footnotes
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