Paliwal Surname

30,396th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,575 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Turks and Caicos Islands

Paliwal Surname User-submission:

The Paliwal surname belongs to the Paliwal Brahmin community, which can be traced back to the state of Rajasthan, India. According to legend, the community is said to have originated from the union of a Brahmin and a Rajput princess. Legend has it that the Paliwal Brahmins are the descendants of Maharaj Haridas.

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Paliwal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India16,3101:47,0303,258
United States3491:1,038,56476,174
United Arab Emirates3101:29,5563,247
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Canada881:418,70036,754
England771:723,61140,488
Thailand691:1,023,744155,957
Australia311:870,82953,581
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Austria101:851,54467,454
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Turks and Caicos Islands81:4,291379
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
China61:227,886,92811,701
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Oman41:921,9937,313
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
France31:22,140,907385,998
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Iceland21:190,0456,825
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Paliwal (106) may also be a first name.

Paliwal Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Paliwal surname belongs to the Paliwal Brahmin community, which can be traced back to the state of Rajasthan, India. According to legend, the community is said to have originated from the union of a Brahmin and a Rajput princess. Legend has it that the Paliwal Brahmins are the descendants of Maharaj Haridas. These happened about 6000 years ago and were the priests of Queen Rukmani. It was he who had brought Rukmini's love marriage to Shri Krishna. He was a true Brahmin of high rank.

- rudrakshpaliwal

Paliwal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Paliwal (Hindi: पालीवाल, Marathi: पालीवाल, Oriya: ପାଲିୱାଲ) is found most frequently in India. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Paliwal? popularity and diffusion

The last name Paliwal is the 30,396th most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 414,654 people. The surname Paliwal is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Paliwal reside; 93 percent reside in South Asia and 93 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 915,176th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 106 people.

The surname Paliwal is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 16,310 people, or 1 in 47,030. In India it is most common in: Maharashtra, where 35 percent reside, Delhi, where 16 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 11 percent reside. Outside of India Paliwal is found in 60 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent reside.

Paliwal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Paliwal surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% registered with the party.

The amount Paliwal earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 32.13% more than the national average, earning $57,011 USD per year and in Canada they earn 48.88% more than the national average, earning $73,966 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Paliwal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Paliwal in the Marathi language
पालीवालpalivala97.8
पािलवालpailavala0.78
पाळीवाळpalivala0.22
पालीवालाpalivala0.2
पालीवारpalivara0.11
पालीवानpalivana0.11
पलीवालpalivala0.11
पालीपालpalipala0.08
पालीवरpalivara0.03
पलीवलpalivala0.03
पालीलालpalilala0.03
पलीवरpalivara0.03
सालीलsalila0.03
पाळीवालpalivala0.03
पैलीवालpailivala0.03
तलालtalala0.03
पालीवाpaliva0.03
पाळीवारpalivara0.03
Paliwal in the Hindi language
पालीवालpalivala94.22
पालिवालpalivala3.99
पलीवालpalivala0.49
पालीवलpalivala0.33
पालीवॉलpalivola0.33
पलिवालpalivala0.16
पालीपालpalipala0.08
पालीवानpalivana0.08
पलीवलpalivala0.08
Paliwal in the Oriya language
ପାଲିୱାଲpaliwala64.71
ପାଲିୱଲpaliwala17.65
ପାଲିୱାଲାpaliwala11.76
ପଲିୱାଲpaliwala5.88

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