Meghwal Surname
Approximately 4,924 people bear this surname
Meghwal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 4,808 | 1:159,539 | 9,957 |
| Qatar | 59 | 1:39,966 | 4,109 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Meghwal (16) may also be a first name.
Meghwal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meghwal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Meghwal (Hindi: मेघवाल, Marathi: मेघवाल) is found most in India. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Meghwal? popularity and diffusion
It is the 96,565th most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,480,005 people. The last name Meghwal is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Meghwal reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Meghwal is also the 2,786,762nd most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 16 people.
The surname is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 4,808 people, or 1 in 159,539. In India it is most prevalent in: Rajasthan, where 91 percent live, Delhi, where 2 percent live and Maharashtra, where 1 percent live. Not including India this last name is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Qatar, where 1 percent live and Kuwait, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meghwale | 93 | 37 | / |
| Mheghwal | 93 | 1 | / |
| Meghwall | 93 | 1 | / |
| Megwal | 92 | 71 | / |
| Meghval | 86 | 169 | / |
| Maghwal | 86 | 8 | / |
| Mighwal | 86 | 3 | / |
| Mehgwal | 86 | 1 | / |
| Megwale | 86 | 1 | / |
| Megwaal | 86 | 1 | / |
| Meghbal | 86 | 1 | / |
| Meghvale | 80 | 24 | / |
| Megual | 77 | 17 | / |
| Migwal | 77 | 12 | / |
| Magwal | 77 | 5 | / |
| Megval | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mogwal | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mekwal | 77 | 1 | / |
| Moghval | 71 | 58 | / |
| Meigual | 71 | 8 | / |
| Moguhal | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moghual | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maigwale | 67 | 9 | / |
Meghwal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meghwal in the Hindi language | ||
| मेघवाल | meghavala | 99.6 |
| मेघवाल् | meghaval | 0.12 |
| मेघवल | meghavala | 0.08 |
| मेघावाल | meghavala | 0.04 |
| मेघवाल़ | meghavala | 0.04 |
| Meghwal in the Marathi language | ||
| मेघवाल | meghavala | 93.33 |
| मघवाल | maghavala | 6.67 |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Meghwal
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