Periwal Surname

188,860th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Periwal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Periwal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,1781:352,18819,215
United States221:16,475,406557,260
England121:4,643,172139,951
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Nepal41:7,120,23914,461
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Periwal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Periwal (Hindi: पेडीवाल, Marathi: पेरीवाल, Oriya: େପରିୱାଲ) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Periwal? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 188,860th most widespread last name internationally, held by around 1 in 3,256,276 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Periwal reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The surname Periwal is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 2,178 people, or 1 in 352,188. In India it is most numerous in: West Bengal, where 43 percent reside, Punjab, where 10 percent reside and Delhi, where 10 percent reside. Outside of India this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Periwal Last Name Statistics demography

Periwal earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 141.27% more than the national average, earning $104,107 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Periwal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Periwal in the Hindi language
पेडीवालpedivala-
Periwal in the Oriya language
େପରିୱାଲepariwala77.78
େପରିୱାଲ୍epariwal5.56
େପରୀୱାଲepariwala5.56
େପରିୱାଳepariwala4.44
େପଡିୱାଲepadiwala2.22
େପରିଆଲepari'ala1.11
େପରିୱାଲାepariwala1.11
Periwal in the Marathi language
पेरीवालperivala69.7
पेिरवालpeiravala18.18
पेडीवालpedivala12.12

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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 Periwal
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