Kolwal Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kolwal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kolwal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India231:33,350,669396,143
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Kolwal (11) may also be a first name.

Kolwal Last Name Facts

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

Kolwal (Hindi: कोलवाल) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kolwal.

How Common Is The Last Name Kolwal? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,957,383rd most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Kolwal live; 92 percent live in South Asia and 92 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 11 people.

The last name Kolwal is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 33,350,669. In India it is most numerous in: Andhra Pradesh, where 30 percent reside, Uttar Pradesh, where 26 percent reside and Haryana, where 17 percent reside. Outside of India this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 4 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koolwal92610/
Kolwale9228/
Kholwal9223/
K'Olwal922/
Kohlwald861/
Kotilwal861/
Kalwal83173/
Kulwal83142/
Kolval8312/
Kolvale77897/
Kalwale77567/
Koolval7714/
Kholval778/
Kolwole777/
Kaslwal775/
Colwall772/
Khelwal771/
Khalwal771/
Kulwaal771/
Kallwal771/
Kolball770/
Khalwale71590/
Kagliwal7144/
Kasilwal713/
Koolball711/
Kalwalle711/
Kallwale711/
Coolwall710/
Collwall710/
Kulval67206/
Colval675/
Colbal670/

Kolwal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kolwal in the Hindi language
कोलवालkolavala-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kolwal
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