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 Kotwal Salary in
United States
$76,743 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 most in India. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kotwal? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 23,012th most numerous family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 309,332 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Kotwal are found; 94 percent are found in South Asia and 70 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 383,044th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 492 people.
Kotwal is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 21,220 people, or 1 in 36,148. In India it is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 71 percent live, Jammu and Kashmir, where 22 percent live and Jharkhand, where 1 percent live. Other than India it occurs in 36 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 2 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent live.
Kotwal Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Kotwal last name are 6.89% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.66% being registered to vote for the 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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kotwal
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