Oswal Surname

33,823rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,691 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Oswal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oswal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India15,2601:50,2663,459
United States1351:2,684,881161,220
Thailand771:917,381143,219
United Arab Emirates421:218,14914,475
England371:1,505,89364,828
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Pakistan141:12,760,27855,960
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Oswal (1,779) may also be a first name.

Oswal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oswal (Hindi: ओसवाल, Marathi: ओसवाल, Oriya: ଓାଲ) occurs most in India. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oswal? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 33,823rd most frequently held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 464,441 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Oswal reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Oswal is also the 181,363rd most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 1,779 people.

This surname is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 15,260 people, or 1 in 50,266. In India Oswal is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 89 percent live, Punjab, where 3 percent live and Delhi, where 1 percent live. Other than India Oswal occurs in 31 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and Thailand, where 0 percent live.

Oswal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Oswal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Oswal last name expanded 6,750 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Oswal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Oswal surname are 27.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.91% being registered to vote for the political party.

Oswal earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 61.2% more than the national average, earning $69,555 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oswall9149/
Oshwal916/
Otswal914/
Oswaal913/
Oswale912/
Osswal912/
Oswwal911/
Ouswal911/
Oswalh910/
Oswahl910/
Oszwald83210/
Ohswald8340/
Osswalt8340/
O'Swald8316/
Goiswal833/
Goshwal833/
Oswwald832/
Goyswal831/
Oswasil831/
Oswaild831/
Aswal807,989/
Osval80791/
Uswal8034/
Osbal8018/
Osual8012/
Oswol801/
Oschwald771,200/
Ohswaldt7721/
Oshwaldt770/
Houswalt770/
Osvald732,725/
Ashwal731,643/
Aswale731,451/
Uswale73618/
Ochwal73128/
Osvalt7362/
Haswal7338/
Oßwalt7313/
Gosval7311/
Aswall739/
Osuale738/
Oxwall738/
Aaswal735/
Hosbal735/
Aswail734/
Osuall732/
Oszval731/
Ozsval731/
Auswal731/
Hosual731/
Aswaal731/
Atswal731/
Ossval731/
Oswolt731/
Osvall731/
Osualt730/
Oswoll730/
Oschwaldt710/
Ozsvald67132/
Aaswale67125/
Osvaldt6767/
Ossvald6749/
Ashwale6735/
Heswall6720/
Odsvall6717/
Oßwaldt6710/
Ossvall6710/
Hosvald676/
Haswale675/
Aswaldt674/
Ashwall674/
Goshval674/
Haswall673/
Oszvalt671/
Aswasle671/
Ozsvalt671/
Oshwole671/
Hosuald671/
Asswald670/
Haswald670/
Oswoldt670/

Oswal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oswal in the Oriya language
ଓାଲoala-
Oswal in the Marathi language
ओसवालosavala98.99
िशलाisala0.05
ओसालosala0.01
Oswal in the Hindi language
ओसवालosavala94.44
ओस्वालosvala5.56

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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 Oswal
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