Jowal Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Jowal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jowal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Jowal (557) may also be a first name.

Jowal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jowal (Arabic: جووال, Hindi: जोयल) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jowal? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,360,413th most prevalent family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 78 percent of Jowal reside; 78 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 78 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 356,380th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 557 people.

The surname Jowal is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 1,164,817. In Papua New Guinea Jowal is primarily found in: Enga, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jowhal9113/
Jowale914/
Joiswal83142/
Djouwal832/
Jouswal831/
Jawal801,326/
Joval80399/
Cowal80215/
Sowal80206/
Juwal80142/
Jobal8091/
Zowal8086/
Yowal8010/
Iowal801/
Jowol801/
Joyshwal779/
Joishwal771/
Jawale734,196/
Zowail73490/
Juwale73464/
Jouval73464/
Tjawal7381/
Soowal7377/
Yowale7364/
Djawal7352/
Jovale7337/
Josual7329/
Jovall7321/
Juwail7320/
Zowale7318/
Jawhal7316/
Josval7314/
Sowaal7311/
Zowall738/
Sowall736/
Jawail735/
Jobail734/
Sowail734/
Joubal733/
Jhawal732/
Jawalh732/
Jyawal731/
Jooval731/
Joball731/
Jobeal731/
Ijawal731/
Sowhal731/
Coweal731/
Geowal731/
Oyowal731/
Jawwal731/
Joibal731/
Jovail731/
Juwall731/
Zouwal731/
Jahwal731/
Sohwal731/
Zoweal731/
Couwal731/
Jawall730/
Joshual67189/
Jyaswal6766/
Jiaswal6756/
Jaswall6752/
Joysual6734/
Jauswal6716/
Cowhall6713/
Jaswaal6711/
Djawale679/
Joubail678/
Jahuwal677/
Jawatil677/
Jasswal676/
Zowallh676/
Shjawal675/
Ijowole675/
Jajswal673/
Soowall673/
Ojuwale673/
Jawasil673/
Jaswale672/
Josvall672/
Jawhale672/
Jahawal672/
Jaswail671/
Jaswalt671/
Jaswual671/
Joivale671/
Jjaswal671/
Jousval671/
Jaawale671/
Jahswal671/
Yajswal671/
Souwwal671/
Youwall671/
Jahwail671/
Joisual671/
Joivaal671/
Yowaile671/
Djovale671/
Sjjawal671/
Youwail671/
Scowall670/

Jowal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jowal in the Hindi language
जोयलjoyala-
Jowal in the Arabic language
جووالjwwal-

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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 Jowal
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