Poduval Surname

208,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,981 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Poduval 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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Poduval Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India8431:909,92339,392
United Arab Emirates4461:20,5432,382
Kuwait1741:21,8432,878
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Qatar941:25,0852,628
United States721:5,034,152256,679
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
England441:1,266,32057,817
Malaysia271:1,092,37948,277
Oman171:216,9393,845
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Poduval (22) may also be a first name.

Poduval 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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Poduval Last Name Facts

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

Poduval (Marathi: पोडुवाल) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Poduval? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 208,751st most prevalent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 3,678,721 people. Poduval occurs predominantly in Asia, where 93 percent of Poduval reside; 48 percent reside in West Asia and 48 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. Poduval is also the 2,301,746th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 22 people.

Poduval is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 843 people, or 1 in 909,923. In India Poduval is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 43 percent are found, Kerala, where 24 percent are found and Karnataka, where 9 percent are found. Other than India it exists in 25 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 23 percent are found and Kuwait, where 9 percent are found.

Poduval Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Poduval last name are 17.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.29% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Poduval earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 15.29% more than the national average, earning $49,745 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.17% less than the national average, earning $47,612 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Podhuval935/
Pooduval932/
Poduvatil881/
Paduval8621/
Poduwal8611/
Podubal861/
Poduvalova824/
Poduvattil821/
Phodival8050/
Pauduval807/
Paduvale805/
Podduvalova7821/
Pedival71251/
Padival71146/
Paduwal712/
Pedhival6786/
Pahadival633/
Padubhale632/
Pediwal5781/
Padiwal5715/
Pedhiwal531/
Phadiwal531/

Poduval Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Poduval in the Marathi language
पोडुवालpoduvala21.4
पोदुवालpoduvala18.45
पौडवालpaudavala11.81
पोदुवळpoduvala8.86
पोडुवलpoduvala6.64
पोडूवालpoduvala6.27
पोडवालpodavala4.43
पोदुवलpoduvala4.43
पोदुवाळpoduvala2.95
पोडूवलpoduvala2.95
पोदूवालpoduvala2.21
पोडुवाळpoduvala1.48
पडवळpadavala1.48
पोडवलpodavala1.48
पुदुवालpuduvala1.48
पाडवालpadavala0.74
पोडवाळpodavala0.74
पोडुवळpoduvala0.74
पोडुबळpodubala0.74

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