Panawala Surname

317,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Panawala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Panawala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka1,0961:18,9862,610
Philippines341:2,977,595140,497
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Pakistan131:13,741,83758,392
India51:153,413,076951,030
England11:55,718,059489,080
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Panawala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Panawala (Marathi: पानवाला) occurs more in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Panawala.

How Common Is The Last Name Panawala? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 317,867th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 6,186,372 people. The last name Panawala is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Panawala live; 95 percent live in South Asia and 93 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

This surname is most commonly held in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 1,096 people, or 1 in 18,986. Other than Sri Lanka this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Panawala Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Panawala are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

Panawala earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.57% more than the national average, earning $44,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Panawala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Panawala in the Marathi language
पानवालाpanavala-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Panawala
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