Phalwa Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
South Africa

Phalwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phalwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Phalwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Phalwa (Marathi: फाळवे) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Phalwa? popularity and diffusion

Phalwa is the 10,311,814th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 67 percent of Phalwa reside; 67 percent reside in South Asia and 33 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 767,065,382. In India it is most prevalent in: Maharashtra, where 100 percent reside. Barring India this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 33 percent reside and South Africa, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phahlwa92100/
Pahalwa921/
Palwa91860/
Palwai83275/
Palway83101/
Pahlwa8358/
Pallwa835/
Palwad832/
Palwah832/
Paalwa831/
Paulwa831/
Pholwa831/
Pholwat7710/
Pahalwi776/
Pailwad775/
Pallway774/
Paalwai771/
Paslwad771/
Pallwad771/
Palwath771/
Phallwe771/
Pholwad771/
Pholwai771/
Pholwha771/
Palua73961/
Palwe73456/
Palva73434/
Falwa73275/
Polwa7340/
Palwi7333/
Valwa7330/
Palba7329/
Palwo731/
Patlewad717/
Photelwa712/
Pholwaud711/
Fhailwad711/
Patilwad711/
Pailwait710/
Palvai671,229/
Pallua67469/
Palhua67296/
Pealba6771/
Valway6770/
Paluay6769/
Pealva6769/
Pallva6743/
Polway6735/
Pallwi6734/
Paalua6727/
Palvay6726/
Palvas6725/
Polwah6722/
Paslwi6714/
Palvad6714/
Pailwi6710/
Polwai6710/
Palbai678/
Paulua677/
Paluas676/
Polwat676/
Falwat675/
Pholwi675/
Palvaa675/
Paalva675/
Polwad675/
Palvat672/
Pealua672/
Pholwe671/
Palvau671/
Palwee671/
Palweh671/
Valwai671/
Paulba671/
Fhalua671/
Paluat671/
Palwet671/
Phalbo671/
Falwah671/
Phalvi671/
Phalue671/
Falway670/
Phalby670/

Phalwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Phalwa in the Marathi language
फाळवेphalave-

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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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  • 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 Phalwa
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