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.

- sandeepk

Khetwal Last Name Facts

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

Khetwal (Hindi: खेतवाल, Marathi: खेतवाल) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Khetwal.

How Common Is The Last Name Khetwal? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 679,794th most widespread last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 16,638,233 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Khetwal live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

The surname Khetwal is most numerous in India, where it is held by 420 people, or 1 in 1,826,346. In India it is most frequent in: Uttarkhand, where 70 percent live, Delhi, where 14 percent live and Maharashtra, where 8 percent live. Apart from India this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Qatar, where 4 percent live and Finland, where 0 percent live.

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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