Pliwal Surname

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

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United States

Pliwal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Pliwal Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pliwal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pliwal is found most in India. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Pliwal.

How Common Is The Last Name Pliwal? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,311,814th most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Pliwal is mostly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Pliwal live; 67 percent live in South Asia and 67 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

This surname is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 383,532,691. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 50 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 50 percent reside. Not including India this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pliwall921/
Plibal831/
Pillaiwal801/
Plaival773/
Plivale771/
Plyweal770/
Pillival711/
Pilleval576/
Playball572/
Pillevale534/
Plevalova532/
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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Pliwal
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