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) occurs most in India. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwal? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gwal is the 622,538th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 14,782,040 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Gwal reside; 64 percent reside in South Asia and 64 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Gwal is also the 606,684th most prevalent given name in the world, borne by 221 people.

This surname is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 315 people, or 1 in 2,435,128. In India Gwal 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. Other than India this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found 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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  • 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 Gwal
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