Paudwal Surname
Approximately 167 people bear this surname
Paudwal Surname User-submission:
This surname comes from podu or pothu, which means 'new' in Malayalam, and val, which means 'sword', hence Poduval was a term given to an extended branch of Brahmins who took sword in their hands as well did temple services.
Read More About This SurnamePaudwal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 160 | 1:4,794,159 | 122,003 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Paudwal Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname comes from podu or pothu, which means 'new' in Malayalam, and val, which means 'sword', hence Poduval was a term given to an extended branch of Brahmins who took sword in their hands as well did temple services.
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Where Does The Last Name Paudwal Come From? nationality or country of origin
Paudwal (Hindi: पौडवाल, Marathi: पौडवाल, Oriya: ପାଡୱାଲ) is found most frequently in India. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Paudwal.
How Common Is The Last Name Paudwal? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,338,236th most commonly occurring family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 43,637,999 people. The surname Paudwal is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Paudwal are found; 96 percent are found in South Asia and 87 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.
The surname is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 160 people, or 1 in 4,794,159. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 41 percent live, Punjab, where 28 percent live and Jammu and Kashmir, where 9 percent live. Not including India it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 4 percent live and China, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paudwall | 93 | 2 | / |
| Padwal | 92 | 33,034 | / |
| Pudwal | 92 | 10 | / |
| Padwale | 86 | 484 | / |
| Paudval | 86 | 409 | / |
| Poudwal | 86 | 94 | / |
| Phadwal | 86 | 10 | / |
| Pudwald | 86 | 6 | / |
| Padwaal | 86 | 4 | / |
| Padhwal | 86 | 3 | / |
| Paudual | 86 | 1 | / |
| Padwwal | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pudwall | 86 | 1 | / |
| Phadwale | 80 | 5 | / |
| Pahadwal | 80 | 1 | / |
| Patwal | 77 | 4,469 | / |
| Padval | 77 | 3,072 | / |
| Padual | 77 | 1,747 | / |
| Patual | 77 | 713 | / |
| Podwal | 77 | 185 | / |
| Pudval | 77 | 31 | / |
| Padbal | 77 | 5 | / |
| Pahadwale | 75 | 5 | / |
| Padvale | 71 | 4,313 | / |
| Podwall | 71 | 29 | / |
| Pastual | 71 | 10 | / |
| Peatwal | 71 | 7 | / |
| Padhual | 71 | 6 | / |
| Patwale | 71 | 5 | / |
| Padvalh | 71 | 4 | / |
| Poudval | 71 | 4 | / |
| Phadval | 71 | 4 | / |
| Pathwal | 71 | 3 | / |
| Pattual | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pattwal | 71 | 1 | / |
| Padvall | 71 | 1 | / |
| Padvaal | 71 | 1 | / |
| Paatwal | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phadual | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phatwal | 71 | 1 | / |
| Poudual | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pasdual | 71 | 1 | / |
| Patweal | 71 | 1 | / |
| Poodwal | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phadvale | 67 | 25 | / |
| Puydeval | 67 | 8 | / |
| Pattwale | 67 | 2 | / |
| Paztwald | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pattuall | 67 | 0 | / |
Paudwal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Paudwal in the Hindi language | ||
| पौडवाल | paudavala | - |
| Paudwal in the Oriya language | ||
| ପାଡୱାଲ | padawala | - |
| Paudwal in the Marathi language | ||
| पौडवाल | paudavala | 93.33 |
| पडवळ | padavala | 3.33 |
| पौडवालाज | paudavalaja | 3.33 |
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