Nanwal Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nanwal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nanwal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India721:10,653,686201,049
Nigeria291:6,108,371148,179
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Nanwal (636) may also be a first name.

Nanwal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nanwal (Hindi: नन्वाल, Marathi: नानवाल) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nanwal.

How Common Is The Last Name Nanwal? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,775,494th most prevalent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 68,107,906 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 71 percent of Nanwal reside; 67 percent reside in South Asia and 66 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 329,982nd most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 636 people.

The surname Nanwal is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 72 people, or 1 in 10,653,686. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Telangana, where 47 percent reside, Delhi, where 17 percent reside and Uttarkhand, where 10 percent reside. Aside from India this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 27 percent reside and Malaysia, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nainwal922,506/
Namnwal921/
Nanwail921/
Nanwale921/
Nanual83411/
Nanbal8322/
Nanval838/
Namwal834/
Nanbaal77474/
Namnual77145/
Nainval7785/
Noonwal776/
Nannual775/
Nanvale774/
Gnonwal772/
Nanwole771/
Nagnual771/
Hnanual771/
Nangnual7114/
Naineval713/
Neamnual712/
Gnounwal711/
Namwaale711/
Nanbahal711/
Nanbol67336/
Nambal67139/
Nonval6741/
Nenval676/
Namwol671/

Nanwal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nanwal in the Hindi language
नन्वालnanvala-
Nanwal in the Marathi language
नानवालnanavala-

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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 Nanwal
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