Ikwal Surname

572,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 551 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Niger

Ikwal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ikwal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4841:1,584,84658,592
Indonesia411:3,225,590176,839
Niger181:1,066,22323,213
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ikwal (858) may also be a first name.

Ikwal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ikwal (Hindi: इकवाल, Marathi: इकबाल, Oriya: ଇକ୍ବାଲ) has its highest incidence in India. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ikwal click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikwal? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 572,152nd most commonly used surname globally It is held by around 1 in 13,226,036 people. The surname Ikwal occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Ikwal are found; 88 percent are found in South Asia and 88 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Ikwal is also the 278,018th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 858 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 484 people, or 1 in 1,584,846. In India Ikwal is primarily found in: Bihar, where 60 percent are found, Jharkhand, where 29 percent are found and Odisha, where 6 percent are found. Barring India it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 7 percent are found and Niger, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ikhwal91163/
Aikwal919/
Ikwale913/
Ikwaal913/
Ikqwal911/
Jikwale831/
Ikwalle831/
Ikhwale831/
Ekwal80278/
Iqwal80155/
Igwal805/
Ekwall73835/
Ekwale73591/
Eakwal7316/
Jigwal7315/
Iquwal735/
Iqwaal733/
Igwale731/
Ekhwal731/
Iskual731/
Eqkwal731/
Eckwall6781/
Eckwahl6769/
Ekwalle6739/
Higwall677/
Gaykwal675/
Gaikual673/
Ekweald671/
Ikwoule671/
Hingwal671/
Eckwale670/

Ikwal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ikwal in the Marathi language
इकबालikabala-
Ikwal in the Hindi language
इकवालikavala73.81
इकबालikabala26.19
Ikwal in the Oriya language
ଇକ୍ବାଲikbala53.33
ଇାଲiala20
ଈକ୍ବାଲikbala6.67
ଇାଲ୍ial6.67
ଇକ୍ବାଲ୍ikbal6.67
ଇକ୍ବଲikbala3.33
ଇକ୍ୱାଲ୍ikwal3.33

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ikwal
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