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

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

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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