Katawal Surname

90,792nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,277 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nepal
Highest density in:
Nepal

Katawal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katawal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nepal5,2001:5,477485
India611:12,574,842222,490
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
England11:55,718,059489,080
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Katawal (38) may also be a first name.

Katawal Last Name Facts

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

Katawal (Hindi: काटवाल, Marathi: कटवाल, Oriya: କଟୱାଳ) occurs in Nepal more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Katawal.

How Common Is The Last Name Katawal? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 90,792nd most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,381,002 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Katawal live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Katawal is also the 1,662,754th most widely held given name internationally, held by 38 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Nepal, where it is carried by 5,200 people, or 1 in 5,477. In Nepal Katawal is primarily found in: Sagarmatha, where 70 percent are found, Koshi, where 17 percent are found and Bagmati, where 9 percent are found. Other than Nepal this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in India, where 1 percent are found and Qatar, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Katawal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Katawal in the Hindi language
काटवालkatavala72.73
कातवालkatavala18.18
कतवालkatavala9.09
Katawal in the Marathi language
कटवालkatavala50
कतवालkatavala50
Katawal in the Oriya language
କଟୱାଳkatawala40
କଟୱାଲkatawala40
କଟୱଳkatawala20

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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 Katawal
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