Kotwal Surname

23,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,559 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Kotwal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kotwal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India21,2201:36,1482,587
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
Afghanistan2711:118,6462,843
United States2421:1,497,764102,032
United Arab Emirates2261:40,5414,176
England1491:373,94726,392
South Africa1341:404,31135,545
Bahrain1321:10,2171,962
Kuwait1161:32,7654,071
Pakistan931:1,920,90218,821
Canada561:657,95753,499
Australia441:613,53943,545
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Guam121:13,3432,098
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Kotwal (492) may also be a first name.

Kotwal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kotwal (Hindi: कोतवाल, Marathi: कोतवाल) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Kotwal click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kotwal? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kotwal is the 23,012th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 309,332 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Kotwal live; 94 percent live in South Asia and 70 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Kotwal is also the 383,044th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 492 people.

This last name is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 21,220 people, or 1 in 36,148. In India it is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 71 percent are found, Jammu and Kashmir, where 22 percent are found and Jharkhand, where 1 percent are found. Outside of India this surname occurs in 36 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 2 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent are found.

Kotwal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kotwal surname are 6.89% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.66% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kotwal earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 82.59% more than the national average, earning R 433,908 per year; in United States they earn 77.86% more than the national average, earning $76,743 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.32% more than the national average, earning $62,261 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kothwal92463/
Kotwale9265/
Kotwall9244/
Kotwaal9232/
Khotwal926/
Kottwal923/
Koutwal922/
Kootwal921/
Kotwail921/
Kothwale8634/
Khostwal8621/
Kothwall863/
Kostwald862/
Kothwaal861/
Katwal836,532/
Kutwal83615/
Cotwal83287/
Kotual8366/
Kodwal839/
Ketwal831/
Kotwol831/
Koitewale804/
Koytewale803/
Khothwale802/
Katwale772,474/
Khetwal77438/
Khatwal77101/
Kathwal7740/
Katwaal7731/
Khutwal7730/
Cotwall7716/
Katwall7715/
Kastwal776/
Khodwal773/
Kothual771/
Kutwale771/
Cotwwal771/
Cothwal771/
Kottual771/
Kuthwal771/
Kodwale771/
Kethwal771/
Khoitewale751/
Kashtwal713/
Kathwale712/
Khodwall712/
Keethwal712/
Kodhwale711/
Cottwald711/
Katual672,618/
Kadwal6768/
Kodbal6717/
Kodval6711/
Catwal6710/
Kedwal678/
Kutual677/
Kudwal675/
Ketwol671/
Katwol671/

Kotwal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kotwal in the Marathi language
कोतवालkotavala97.97
कोटवालkotavala1.66
कोतवलkotavala0.04
कोतवाळkotavala0.02
कोतवालेkotavale0.02
कोतवालीkotavali0.01
कोत्वालkotvala0.01
कोटवालाkotavala0.01
कोतवालाkotavala0.01
कोमलkomala0.01
Kotwal in the Hindi language
कोतवालkotavala63.83
कोटवालkotavala30.85
कोट्वालkotvala2.13
कोटावालkotavala2.13
़कोतवालkotavala1.06

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