Palwal Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Poland

Palwal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palwal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India701:10,958,077204,613
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Palwal (20) may also be a first name.

Palwal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Palwal (Hindi: पल्लव, Marathi: पळवल) is found most frequently in India. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palwal? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,152,526th most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. Palwal occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Palwal live; 92 percent live in South Asia and 68 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Palwal is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 20 people.

The last name is most widespread in India, where it is held by 70 people, or 1 in 10,958,077. In India Palwal is most numerous in: Jammu and Kashmir, where 26 percent are found, Delhi, where 23 percent are found and Haryana, where 20 percent are found. Without taking into account India Palwal occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 5 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palwale921/
Pailwal921/
Paslwal921/
Pahalwal862/
Paylewal861/
Palval83323/
Palual831/
Palbal831/
Polwal831/
Patlewale807/
Palvall7713/
Pallval778/
Paulbal771/
Palvale771/
Palbaul771/
Pallbaal711/
Phoolwale675/
Patlevale675/
Palvalova674/
Palvol671/
Poselwalt671/
Polvall624/
Phalbool572/
Polval502/
Pelval501/

Palwal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palwal in the Marathi language
पळवलpalavala-
Palwal in the Hindi language
पल्लवpallava25
पालीवानpalivana25
पालवालpalavala25
पल्वालpalvala25

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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
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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 Palwal
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