Grewal Surname

16,554th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,531 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Canada

Grewal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grewal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India13,4121:57,1923,909
Canada8,9751:4,105544
United States4,9161:73,7308,492
England4,1131:13,5472,000
Australia8661:31,1734,146
United Arab Emirates2241:40,9034,248
New Zealand2071:21,8763,831
Malaysia871:339,01418,165
Singapore771:71,5292,869
Norway671:76,75110,726
Thailand631:1,121,244165,873
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Germany521:1,548,18292,602
Pakistan451:3,969,86428,516
Wales361:85,9597,098
Scotland331:162,2379,329
Spain311:1,508,13046,256
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Denmark281:201,59716,538
Sweden271:364,69525,646
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Austria171:500,90847,931
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
China41:341,830,39216,990
Grenada41:27,1341,180
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
France11:66,422,722504,397
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552

The alternate forms: Gréwal (1) are calculated separately.

Grewal (147) may also be a first name.

Grewal Last Name Facts

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

Grewal (Hindi: ग्रेवाल, Marathi: गरेवाल, Oriya: େଗୱାଲ) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Gréwal. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Grewal? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 16,554th most widespread last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 217,338 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 42 percent of Grewal are found; 41 percent are found in North America and 41 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 760,591st most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 147 people.

It is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 13,412 people, or 1 in 57,192. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 72 percent reside, Delhi, where 7 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 3 percent reside. Not including India this last name exists in 63 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 27 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.

Grewal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Grewal surname are 6.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.96% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Grewal earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 6.35% less than the national average, earning 324,094 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 286.04% more than the national average, earning R 917,376 per year; in United States they earn 24.72% more than the national average, earning $53,814 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.82% more than the national average, earning $57,542 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Grewal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grewal in the Marathi language
गरेवालgarevala-
Grewal in the Hindi language
ग्रेवालgrevala89.77
गरेवालgarevala3.41
ग्रवेलgravela2.27
ग्रेवलgrevala2.27
ग्रेपालgrepala1.14
ग्रवालgravala1.14
Grewal in the Oriya language
େଗୱାଲegawala66.67
େତାେଗୱାଲetaegawala33.33

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