Khetwal Surname

679,794th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 438 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Khetwal Surname User-submission:

The Khetwal surname means 'land owner'. They live in Himalayas.

It originates from Bageshwar, Uttarakhand, India.

Khetwal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4201:1,826,34664,592
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Khetwal Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Khetwal surname means 'land owner'. They live in Himalayas.

It originates from Bageshwar, Uttarakhand, India.

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Khetwal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Khetwal (Hindi: खेतवाल, Marathi: खेतवाल) is most common in India. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Khetwal? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 679,794th most prevalent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 16,638,233 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Khetwal reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

This surname is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 420 people, or 1 in 1,826,346. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Uttarkhand, where 70 percent are found, Delhi, where 14 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 8 percent are found. Excluding India Khetwal occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Qatar, where 4 percent are found and Finland, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ketwal921/
Khedwal86215/
Khatwal86101/
Khotwal866/
Khetual865/
Heatwal864/
Chetwal862/
Kethwal861/
Kishtwal8010/
Heatwall808/
Khaitwal803/
Keethwal802/
Heatwale800/
Hestwall800/
Heatwald800/
Kotwal7723,559/
Katwal776,532/
Kedwal778/
Kitwal772/
Ketwol771/
Jetwal771/
Kothwal71463/
Hedwall71215/
Khadwal71138/
Khatual7156/
Kitwale7145/
Kotwall7144/
Kathwal7140/
Kotwaal7132/
Katwaal7131/
Katwall7115/
Kistwal7112/
Chedwal7111/
Chitwal715/
Kottwal713/
Khodwal713/
Khedval712/
Khedual712/
Heatwol712/
Jeetwal712/
Kejdwal712/
Khoitewale711/
Kotwail711/
Jethwal711/
Ketwold710/
Heistwayle710/
Heatwole671,612/
Chitwale6731/
Kaithwal6723/
Chhitwal6714/
Chhedwal675/
Kitwaile673/
Kothwall673/
Khedhval673/
Khodwall672/
Kothwaal671/
Khadhwal671/
Headwall671/
Kaitwale671/
Keatwole670/
Heitwold670/
Heatwold670/

Khetwal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Khetwal in the Hindi language
खेतवालkhetavala99.34
Khetwal in the Marathi language
खेतवालkhetavala60
खेत्वालkhetvala20
खेतवाळkhetavala20

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