Paudwal Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

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.

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Paudwal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1601:4,794,159122,003
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

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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Paudwal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Paudwal (Hindi: पौडवाल, Marathi: पौडवाल, Oriya: ପାଡୱାଲ) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Paudwal? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,338,236th most widely held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 43,637,999 people. The last name Paudwal is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Paudwal live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 87 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

The surname Paudwal is most widely held in India, where it is held by 160 people, or 1 in 4,794,159. In India Paudwal is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 41 percent are found, Punjab, where 28 percent are found and Jammu and Kashmir, where 9 percent are found. Besides India this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 4 percent are found and China, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paudwall932/
Padwal9233,034/
Pudwal9210/
Padwale86484/
Paudval86409/
Poudwal8694/
Phadwal8610/
Pudwald866/
Padwaal864/
Padhwal863/
Paudual861/
Padwwal861/
Pudwall861/
Phadwale805/
Pahadwal801/
Patwal774,469/
Padval773,072/
Padual771,747/
Patual77713/
Podwal77185/
Pudval7731/
Padbal775/
Pahadwale755/
Padvale714,313/
Podwall7129/
Pastual7110/
Peatwal717/
Padhual716/
Patwale715/
Padvalh714/
Poudval714/
Phadval714/
Pathwal713/
Pattual711/
Pattwal711/
Padvall711/
Padvaal711/
Paatwal711/
Phadual711/
Phatwal711/
Poudual711/
Pasdual711/
Patweal711/
Poodwal711/
Phadvale6725/
Puydeval678/
Pattwale672/
Paztwald671/
Pattuall670/

Paudwal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Paudwal in the Hindi language
पौडवालpaudavala-
Paudwal in the Oriya language
ପାଡୱାଲpadawala-
Paudwal in the Marathi language
पौडवालpaudavala93.33
पडवळpadavala3.33
पौडवालाजpaudavalaja3.33

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