Kotwal Surname
Approximately 23,559 people bear this surname
Kotwal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 21,220 | 1:36,148 | 2,587 |
| Bangladesh | 451 | 1:353,341 | 9,758 |
| Saudi Arabia | 318 | 1:97,031 | 14,320 |
| Afghanistan | 271 | 1:118,646 | 2,843 |
| United States | 242 | 1:1,497,764 | 102,032 |
| United Arab Emirates | 226 | 1:40,541 | 4,176 |
| England | 149 | 1:373,947 | 26,392 |
| South Africa | 134 | 1:404,311 | 35,545 |
| Bahrain | 132 | 1:10,217 | 1,962 |
| Kuwait | 116 | 1:32,765 | 4,071 |
| Pakistan | 93 | 1:1,920,902 | 18,821 |
| Canada | 56 | 1:657,957 | 53,499 |
| Australia | 44 | 1:613,539 | 43,545 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Netherlands | 16 | 1:1,055,448 | 66,951 |
| Guam | 12 | 1:13,343 | 2,098 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1:454,658 | 14,297 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Kotwal (492) may also be a first name.
Kotwal Demographics
Average Male Kotwal Height
176 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kothwal | 92 | 463 | / |
| Kotwale | 92 | 65 | / |
| Kotwall | 92 | 44 | / |
| Kotwaal | 92 | 32 | / |
| Khotwal | 92 | 6 | / |
| Kottwal | 92 | 3 | / |
| Koutwal | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kootwal | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kotwail | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kothwale | 86 | 34 | / |
| Khostwal | 86 | 21 | / |
| Kothwall | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kostwald | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kothwaal | 86 | 1 | / |
| Katwal | 83 | 6,532 | / |
| Kutwal | 83 | 615 | / |
| Cotwal | 83 | 287 | / |
| Kotual | 83 | 66 | / |
| Kodwal | 83 | 9 | / |
| Ketwal | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kotwol | 83 | 1 | / |
| Koitewale | 80 | 4 | / |
| Koytewale | 80 | 3 | / |
| Khothwale | 80 | 2 | / |
| Katwale | 77 | 2,474 | / |
| Khetwal | 77 | 438 | / |
| Khatwal | 77 | 101 | / |
| Kathwal | 77 | 40 | / |
| Katwaal | 77 | 31 | / |
| Khutwal | 77 | 30 | / |
| Cotwall | 77 | 16 | / |
| Katwall | 77 | 15 | / |
| Kastwal | 77 | 6 | / |
| Khodwal | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kothual | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kutwale | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cotwwal | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cothwal | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kottual | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kuthwal | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kodwale | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kethwal | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khoitewale | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kashtwal | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kathwale | 71 | 2 | / |
| Khodwall | 71 | 2 | / |
| Keethwal | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kodhwale | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cottwald | 71 | 1 | / |
| Katual | 67 | 2,618 | / |
| Kadwal | 67 | 68 | / |
| Kodbal | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kodval | 67 | 11 | / |
| Catwal | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kedwal | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kutual | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kudwal | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ketwol | 67 | 1 | / |
| Katwol | 67 | 1 | / |
Kotwal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kotwal in the Marathi language | ||
| कोतवाल | kotavala | 97.97 |
| कोटवाल | kotavala | 1.66 |
| कोतवल | kotavala | 0.04 |
| कोतवाळ | kotavala | 0.02 |
| कोतवाले | kotavale | 0.02 |
| कोतवाली | kotavali | 0.01 |
| कोत्वाल | kotvala | 0.01 |
| कोटवाला | kotavala | 0.01 |
| कोतवाला | kotavala | 0.01 |
| कोमल | komala | 0.01 |
| Kotwal in the Hindi language | ||
| कोतवाल | kotavala | 63.83 |
| कोटवाल | kotavala | 30.85 |
| कोट्वाल | kotvala | 2.13 |
| कोटावाल | kotavala | 2.13 |
| ़कोतवाल | kotavala | 1.06 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- 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 Kotwal
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