Poonavala Surname

299,542nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,270 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Poonavala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poonavala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,2691:604,46429,099
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Poonavala (10) may also be a first name.

Poonavala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Poonavala (Marathi: पुनावाला) has its highest incidence in India. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Poonavala.

How Common Is The Last Name Poonavala? popularity and diffusion

Poonavala is the 299,542nd most frequent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 5,738,225 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Poonavala live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Poonavala is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held given name internationally, held by 10 people.

Poonavala is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 1,269 people, or 1 in 604,464. In India it is most prevalent in: Maharashtra, where 100 percent reside and Gujarat, where 0 percent reside. Besides India this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Poonavala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Poonavala in the Marathi language
पुनावालाpunavala99.33
पुनावालााइमpunavalaa'ima0.13
पूनावालाpunavala0.13
पुनावालााहीमpunavalaahima0.13
पुनावालाानpunavalaana0.13
पुनावालााउpunavalaa'u0.13

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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 Poonavala
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