Gyanwali Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nepal
Highest density in:
Nepal

Gyanwali Surname User-submission:

The surname belongs to a Brahmin/Bahun caste in Nepal. The meaning of the surname Gyawali/Gyanwali is 'knowledge'. The word gyan is from a word in Sanskrit that roughly translates to 'knowledge' in English.

Gyanwali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nepal241:1,186,7066,523
United States101:36,245,893832,629
India51:153,413,076951,030
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England21:27,859,030389,889
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859

Gyanwali Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname belongs to a Brahmin/Bahun caste in Nepal. The meaning of the surname Gyawali/Gyanwali is 'knowledge'. The word gyan is from a word in Sanskrit that roughly translates to 'knowledge' in English.

- brinja

Gyanwali Last Name Facts

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

Gyanwali (Hindi: ज्ञानवली) is found most in Nepal. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Gyanwali.

How Common Is The Last Name Gyanwali? popularity and diffusion

Gyanwali is the 2,843,861st most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 68 percent of Gyanwali live; 62 percent live in South Asia and 62 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

The surname Gyanwali is most common in Nepal, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 1,186,706. In Nepal it is most prevalent in: Bagmati, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Nepal it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent are found and India, where 11 percent are found.

Gyanwali Last Name Statistics demography

Gyanwali earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning $35,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gyanwaly881/
Gyanwally821/
Dyamwale63196/
Geambali6313/
Djanbali632/
Dyamwalle595/
Geanballey5632/
Diambali5041/
Diamwale504/
Djanbale502/
Dianbale501/
Gjonbalj501/
Djonbali501/
Djonwala501/

Gyanwali Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gyanwali in the Hindi language
ज्ञानवलीjnanavali-

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