Narwal Surname

202,708th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,054 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Canada

Narwal Surname User-submission:

The Narwal surname belongs to Jats from Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. They are branches of Chauhans.

Narwal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,6031:478,51924,350
England1381:403,75427,757
Canada1281:287,85626,805
United States1001:3,624,589201,936
Australia371:729,61448,196
Pakistan181:9,924,66048,309
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Narwal (17) may also be a first name.

Narwal Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Narwal surname belongs to Jats from Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. They are branches of Chauhans.

- ABHISHEK PACHAURI

Nirwal or Narwal is the gotra of Punjabi jats mostly found in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

Narwal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Narwal (Hindi: नरवाल, Marathi: नरवाल) is most common in India. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Narwal? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 202,708th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 3,547,978 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 80 percent of Narwal are found; 79 percent are found in South Asia and 77 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 17 people.

It is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 1,603 people, or 1 in 478,519. In India Narwal is mostly found in: Delhi, where 32 percent live, Haryana, where 30 percent live and Punjab, where 7 percent live. Aside from India this surname exists in 21 countries. It is also common in England, where 7 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Narwal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Narwal are 8.67% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.9% registered with the political party.

The amount Narwal earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 55.06% more than the national average, earning $66,905 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.22% more than the national average, earning $52,774 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Narwale9223/
Narwall929/
Nharwal921/
Narwwal921/
Narwaal921/
Najrwal921/
Naharwal8659/
Nahrwald865/
Narval83455/
Nerwal8374/
Narbal8316/
Narual835/
Norwal831/
Narwold77191/
Norwalt7788/
Narvale7745/
Noorwal7736/
Norwall7717/
Narvall772/
Närwall772/
Narvatl771/
Norwaal771/
Narvail771/
Narvalh771/
Najrual771/
Narvalle7110/
Noorwale711/
Nohrwald710/
Norval672,725/
Nerval67882/
Norbal67139/
Nerual673/
Norual672/
Narvol672/
Nattrwold672/
Narbol671/
Nahrwoldt671/

Narwal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Narwal in the Marathi language
नरवालnaravala70
नारवालnaravala15
नरवाळnaravala15
Narwal in the Hindi language
नरवालnaravala60
नारवालnaravala20
नरवलnaravala14.29
ालala2.86
नार्वलnarvala2.86

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