Matwal Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Nepal

Matwal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matwal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India291:26,450,530346,896
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Matwal (96) may also be a first name.

Matwal Last Name Facts

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

Matwal (Hindi: मतवाल, Marathi: मतवाल) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matwal? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,323,005th most common family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The last name Matwal is predominantly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Matwal reside; 94 percent reside in South Asia and 89 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Matwal is also the 968,397th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 96 people.

The surname Matwal is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 26,450,530. In India Matwal is primarily found in: Uttarkhand, where 45 percent live, Maharashtra, where 34 percent live and Delhi, where 10 percent live. Aside from India this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Nepal, where 6 percent live and Afghanistan, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matwale92155/
Mathwal925/
Maitwal921/
Mathwale8647/
Matwaale8612/
Mattwale861/
Mautwall861/
Madwal83182/
Metwal83164/
Matual8396/
Madhwal77540/
Motwale777/
Madwale775/
Metwall775/
Metwail773/
Maitual771/
Motwail771/
Matuale771/
Mastual771/
Matuhal771/
Madhwale718/
Maidwall710/
Madval67404/
Madual6723/
Metual6710/
Medwal6710/
Madbal678/
Modwal674/
Metwol671/
Mahadwale671/

Matwal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Matwal in the Hindi language
मतवालmatavala87.5
मटवालmatavala12.5
Matwal in the Marathi language
मतवालmatavala80
मातवालmatavala20

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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 Matwal
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