Pakwal Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Pakwal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Bhutan | 2 | 1:308,020 | 1,264 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
Pakwal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pakwal Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pakwal (Tibetan: པོག་ཝལ།) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Pakwal click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pakwal? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,908,606th most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Pakwal reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 81 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.
The last name Pakwal is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 59,005,029. In India it is most frequent in: Assam, where 77 percent reside and West Bengal, where 23 percent reside. Barring India this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Bhutan, where 13 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pakwal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pakwal in the Tibetan language | ||
| པོག་ཝལ། | pokwal | 50 |
| པག་ལྦལ། | pakbal | 50 |
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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 Pakwal
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