Khanwal Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Khanwal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Khanwal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan1181:1,513,93116,403
India331:23,244,406321,547
England21:27,859,030389,889
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Khanwal (58) may also be a first name.

Khanwal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Khanwal (Hindi: खनवाल, Marathi: खानवाल) is found most frequently in Pakistan. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Khanwal? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,391,595th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 46,417,490 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Khanwal are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 76 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,295,729th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 58 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is borne by 118 people, or 1 in 1,513,931. In Pakistan Khanwal is most prevalent in: Punjab, where 81 percent reside, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 10 percent reside and Sindh, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Pakistan this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 21 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Khanwal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Khanwal in the Hindi language
खनवालkhanavala-
Khanwal in the Marathi language
खानवालkhanavala-

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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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