Palwala Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Canada

Palwala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palwala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India511:15,040,498247,985
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Pakistan151:11,909,59253,778
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
England21:27,859,030389,889
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Palwala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Palwala (Marathi: पालवाला) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Palwala? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,755,741st most commonly held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 66,858,219 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 61 percent of Palwala live; 61 percent live in South Asia and 47 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

This surname is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 15,040,498. In India it is most common in: Maharashtra, where 76 percent reside, Madhya Pradesh, where 12 percent reside and Gujarat, where 8 percent reside. Other than India Palwala exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Pakistan, where 14 percent reside.

Palwala Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Palwala are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

Palwala earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Palwala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palwala in the Marathi language
पालवालाpalavala-

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