Gwal Surname

622,538th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 493 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
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Gwal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3151:2,435,12878,411
Indonesia1511:875,82265,732
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Gwal (221) may also be a first name.

Gwal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gwal (Hindi: ग्वाल, Oriya: ାଲ) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Gwal click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwal? popularity and diffusion

It is the 622,538th most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 14,782,040 people. The surname Gwal is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Gwal reside; 64 percent reside in South Asia and 64 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 606,684th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 221 people.

This last name is most widely held in India, where it is held by 315 people, or 1 in 2,435,128. In India it is most prevalent in: Uttarkhand, where 41 percent are found, Uttar Pradesh, where 18 percent are found and Madhya Pradesh, where 11 percent are found. Barring India this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 31 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Gwal Last Name Statistics demography

Gwal earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.37% more than the national average, earning $52,800 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gwale89874/
Gwall8948/
Gwail8916/
Gwalt899/
Gwwal891/
Gwahl891/
Gwald891/
Kgwale801,755/
Gwhale806/
Ghwale805/
Gwaile802/
Gqwale801/
Gwalle801/
Gual757,506/
Gval75451/
Kwal7599/
Gwol7529/
Gbal7510/
Qwal751/
Kgwaile732/
Ngwahal732/
Geewall731/
Gwahale731/
Kwale671,502/
Gwałt67108/
Gwole6731/
Kwall6723/
Gvale6716/
Gvalt6715/
Cwale6715/
Ghual6711/
Gbaal6710/
Gvall677/
Guaal675/
Kwail674/
Guail673/
Ghbal673/
Gvald673/
Gbeal672/
Gbail672/
Guall672/
Cwall672/
Qwail672/
Qwale672/
Qwgal671/
Qwall671/
Gbalh671/
Gvaal671/
Gvhal671/
Kwual671/
Ngwol671/
Gweil671/
Guahl670/
Gball670/

Gwal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gwal in the Hindi language
ग्वालgvala-
Gwal in the Oriya language
ାଲala66.67
ାଲ୍al33.33

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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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  • 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 Gwal
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