Karnwal Surname
Approximately 1,170 people bear this surname
Karnwal Surname User-submission:
The Karnwal community are Bania merchants, they are the descendants of the Sahastrarjuna dynasty and belong to the Kalachuri dynasty. They were trading cloth and liquor in the early times, but now they are good businessmen.
Karnwal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,151 | 1:666,434 | 31,316 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
Karnwal Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Karnwal community are Bania merchants, they are the descendants of the Sahastrarjuna dynasty and belong to the Kalachuri dynasty. They were trading cloth and liquor in the early times, but now they are good businessmen.
- casteresearcherKarnwal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karnwal Come From? nationality or country of origin
Karnwal (Hindi: कर्णवाल) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Karnwal? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 319,593rd most prevalent family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 6,228,672 people. Karnwal occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Karnwal live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia.
This surname is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 1,151 people, or 1 in 666,434. In India it is most prevalent in: Uttarkhand, where 39 percent are found, Uttar Pradesh, where 39 percent are found and Delhi, where 10 percent are found. Barring India this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kharnwal | 93 | 1 | / |
| Karnwall | 93 | 1 | / |
| Karnval | 86 | 424 | / |
| Karnual | 86 | 1 | / |
| Karnbal | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kornwald | 80 | 13 | / |
| Carnwall | 80 | 11 | / |
| Karnvall | 80 | 1 | / |
| Karimwal | 80 | 1 | / |
| Carnwalth | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kornval | 71 | 38 | / |
| Cornwal | 71 | 13 | / |
| Kareemwale | 71 | 3 | / |
| Carnval | 71 | 1 | / |
| Carnbal | 71 | 0 | / |
| Cornwall | 67 | 10,103 | / |
| Carnvale | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kharmval | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cornwald | 67 | 0 | / |
| Cornwalt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kareembal | 63 | 1 | / |
| Cornwwall | 63 | 1 | / |
| Cornval | 57 | 1 | / |
| Carmvall | 53 | 13 | / |
| Carimbal | 53 | 3 | / |
| Cornuald | 53 | 1 | / |
| Cornvale | 53 | 0 | / |
Karnwal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karnwal in the Hindi language | ||
| कर्णवाल | karnavala | 97.81 |
| कर्नवाल | karnavala | 1.1 |
| कर्णबाल | karnabala | 0.44 |
| कणर्वाल | kanarvala | 0.22 |
| कर्णवान | karnavana | 0.22 |
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