Pokhriyal Surname

121,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,762 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Pokhriyal Surname User-submission:

The Pokharel surname originates from 'Pokhar village' in Western Nepal.

Pokhriyal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3,5841:214,02512,732
United Arab Emirates791:115,9789,837
Qatar221:107,18211,536
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
England51:11,143,612252,590
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Pokhriyal (35) may also be a first name.

Pokhriyal Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Pokharel surname originates from 'Pokhar village' in Western Nepal.

- santoshthapa

Pokhriyal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pokhriyal (Hindi: पोखरियाल, Marathi: पोखिरयाल) is found most in India. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pokhriyal? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pokhriyal is the 121,680th most numerous last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,937,147 people. Pokhriyal is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Pokhriyal live; 95 percent live in South Asia and 95 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Pokhriyal is also the 1,744,716th most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 35 people.

The surname Pokhriyal is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 3,584 people, or 1 in 214,025. In India Pokhriyal is most common in: Uttarkhand, where 49 percent reside, Delhi, where 31 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account India this last name exists in 21 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent reside and Qatar, where 1 percent reside.

Pokhriyal Last Name Statistics demography

Pokhriyal earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 44.46% less than the national average, earning $23,964 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poukhriyal951/
Phokhriyal951/
Pokriyal9414/
Pokhrayal8911/
Pakhriyal894/
Pokhrail8214/
Pokhreal821/
Pockhrail782/
Pokrail751/
Pookreal711/

Pokhriyal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pokhriyal in the Hindi language
पोखरियालpokhariyala98.48
पोख्रियालpokhriyala0.71
पोखरीयालpokhariyala0.61
पोखिरयालpokhirayala0.1
पोखियालpokhiyala0.1
Pokhriyal in the Marathi language
पोखिरयालpokhirayala66.67
पोखरीयालpokhariyala16.67
पोरविरयालporavirayala11.11
पोदिरयालpodirayala5.56

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