Katuwal Surname

12,775th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43,939 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nepal
Highest density in:
Nepal

Katuwal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katuwal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nepal42,1321:676132
India1,0291:745,44734,025
Qatar2431:9,7041,068
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
United Arab Emirates1261:72,7166,783
Malaysia1121:263,34114,729
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
United States111:32,950,812797,015
England111:5,065,278148,650
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Katuwal (41) may also be a first name.

Katuwal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Katuwal (Hindi: कटुवाल, Oriya: କଟୁୱାଲ) is found most frequently in Nepal. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Katuwal click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Katuwal? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 12,775th most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 165,856 people. Katuwal is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Katuwal are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,590,275th most frequent given name internationally, borne by 41 people.

Katuwal is most frequent in Nepal, where it is carried by 42,132 people, or 1 in 676. In Nepal it is most prevalent in: Koshi, where 37 percent are found, Mechi, where 21 percent are found and Sagarmatha, where 17 percent are found. Excluding Nepal this last name exists in 29 countries. It also occurs in India, where 2 percent are found and Qatar, where 1 percent are found.

Katuwal Last Name Statistics demography

Katuwal earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 57.78% less than the national average, earning $18,219 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khatuwal93591/
Kattuwal9359/
Kathuwal9312/
Katuwale931/
Katouwal931/
Kahtuwal931/
Katowal86575/
Kotuwal86110/
Katiwal8644/
Katuval8629/
Ketuwal862/
Khatowal80227/
Khatuval8076/
Kattubal808/
Katauval807/
Katuubal806/
Kothuwal806/
Khatiwal804/
Kottuwal801/
Kautiwal801/
Kahtowal801/
Khotuwal801/
Khatoowal751/
Kotthuwal751/
Kotowal71181/
Katival7150/
Kotiwal715/
Catuval713/
Catubal711/
Ketuval711/
Khatival67218/
Kathival67201/
Kothiwal6798/
Kottuval6739/
Khotowal6720/
Kothuval679/
Katieval674/
Kautival673/
Kothowal673/
Khethuval631/
Kotival5732/
Catival5712/
Kothival53794/
Cathival5386/
Catubhol531/
Khetival531/
Cattieval501/

Katuwal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Katuwal in the Hindi language
कटुवालkatuvala-
Katuwal in the Oriya language
କଟୁୱାଲkatuwala-

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Footnotes

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