Kunwal Surname

1,305,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

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

Kunwal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kunwal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan1461:1,223,58814,537
India101:76,706,538639,611
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England31:18,572,686338,250
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Kunwal (103) may also be a first name.

Kunwal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kunwal (Hindi: कुंवर, Marathi: कुनवळ) is held by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kunwal? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kunwal is the 1,305,105th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 42,124,543 people. The surname Kunwal occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Kunwal reside; 90 percent reside in South Asia and 84 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Kunwal is also the 930,172nd most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 103 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is carried by 146 people, or 1 in 1,223,588. In Pakistan Kunwal is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 58 percent reside, Sindh, where 38 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 3 percent reside. Other than Pakistan this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 6 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kunwald9281/
Kunwalt921/
Kunwall921/
Kuhnwald8677/
Kuhnwalt861/
Konwal8347/
Kunval835/
Kuhnwaldt804/
Kumnual7717/
Kunvale773/
Khonwal771/
Khunval771/
Khunbal771/
Kuchenwald757/
Khunnual7118/
Khunhual711/
Khumnual711/
Cunval6719/
Kinval6716/
Conwal674/
Kumval672/
Konwał671/
Kaumbal6236/
Khumbal6234/
Conwall6227/
Konnual624/
Coonwal623/
Kumball622/
Konwoul621/
Kumbail621/
Khinval621/
Khonnual571/
Kousnuol571/
Cumbal503,676/
Conual501/

Kunwal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kunwal in the Hindi language
कुंवरkunvara-
Kunwal in the Marathi language
कुनवळkunavala66.67
कुनवालkunavala33.33

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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 Kunwal
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