Nowal Surname

926,175th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 285 people bear this surname

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

Nowal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nowal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1871:4,101,954110,376
Pakistan381:4,701,15531,402
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Nowal (906) may also be a first name.

Nowal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nowal (Arabic: نووال, Hindi: नोवाल, Marathi: नोवाल) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nowal? popularity and diffusion

Nowal is the 926,175th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 25,570,337 people. Nowal occurs mostly in Asia, where 88 percent of Nowal live; 82 percent live in South Asia and 66 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Nowal is also the 269,579th most commonly occurring given name internationally, borne by 906 people.

This last name is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 187 people, or 1 in 4,101,954. In India Nowal is mostly concentrated in: West Bengal, where 41 percent are found, Punjab, where 16 percent are found and Delhi, where 9 percent are found. Beside India this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 13 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 3 percent are found.

Nowal Last Name Statistics demography

Nowal earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 337.62% more than the national average, earning R 1,039,960 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nouwal9157/
Nowail9121/
Nowall9121/
Nohwal9113/
Nowale914/
Ngowal913/
Noweal911/
Nouwale8315/
Nojwald831/
Ngnowal831/
Nhowall830/
Nowhall830/
Noval8014,759/
Nawal8013,515/
Nobal80255/
Nuwal80236/
Newal80158/
Nowol8012/
Nowasell7741/
Gnouwale771/
Newall734,192/
Nawale733,982/
Nouval73214/
Nawail7374/
Nehwal7345/
Nguwal7343/
Novall7333/
Nawaal7333/
Noibal7331/
Nawwal7322/
Novale7313/
Novail7311/
Nawual7311/
Nawhal738/
Nowold738/
Nuwail738/
Neewal737/
Novhal736/
Newhal736/
Nawall736/
Nowool733/
Nuwale732/
Noveal732/
Noweil732/
Nhoval732/
Newwal731/
Nooual731/
Naweal731/
Newail731/
Newaal731/
Gnawal731/
Nuwaal731/
Noball731/
Nobail731/
Neuwal731/
Nawalt731/
Naewal731/
Noubal731/
Nowole731/
Nauwal731/
Nobeal730/
Newhall672,207/
Neuwald671,050/
Novasel6749/
Nowosel6733/
Neuwahl6725/
Nauwald6724/
Naswale6718/
Novalle6712/
Naswall6712/
Nauwale6711/
Nawhale678/
Nußwald677/
Nhawale674/
Nawaale674/
Novhale674/
Nawalle673/
Noibaul673/
Novatel672/
Nahawal672/
Novacel671/
Newhaul671/
Nawgail671/
Nawahle671/
Newwall671/
Nuwasil671/
Neuwall671/
Nawaile671/
Nauwail671/
Novault671/
Notvall671/
Neweall670/

Nowal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nowal in the Hindi language
नोवालnovala-
Nowal in the Marathi language
नोवालnovala50
नोवलnovala25
नोवळnovala25
Nowal in the Arabic language
نووالnwwal-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nowal
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