Porwal Surname
Approximately 8,172 people bear this surname
Porwal 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.
Read More About This SurnamePorwal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 7,703 | 1:99,580 | 6,540 |
| United States | 125 | 1:2,899,671 | 170,778 |
| United Arab Emirates | 79 | 1:115,978 | 9,837 |
| Thailand | 45 | 1:1,569,741 | 208,465 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Poland | 37 | 1:1,027,263 | 72,414 |
| Singapore | 34 | 1:161,991 | 6,884 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Australia | 20 | 1:1,349,785 | 70,688 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1:454,658 | 14,297 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Porwal (38) may also be a first name.
Porwal 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.
- santoshpoduvalPorwal Demographics
Average Male Porwal Height
174.5 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Porwal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Porwal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Porwal (Hindi: पोरवाल, Marathi: पोरवाल) is found most frequently in India. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Porwal? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 61,532nd most frequent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 891,770 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Porwal reside; 94 percent reside in South Asia and 94 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Porwal is also the 1,662,754th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 38 people.
The surname is most widely held in India, where it is held by 7,703 people, or 1 in 99,580. In India it is most common in: Uttar Pradesh, where 27 percent live, Maharashtra, where 17 percent live and Delhi, where 16 percent live. Not including India this last name occurs in 34 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent live.
Porwal Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Porwal surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.14% being registered with the political party.
Porwal earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 48.89% more than the national average, earning $64,246 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porwall | 92 | 11 | / |
| Poorwal | 92 | 8 | / |
| Pourwal | 92 | 2 | / |
| Porwaal | 92 | 1 | / |
| Pourzwal | 86 | 1 | / |
| Porval | 83 | 4,514 | / |
| Parwal | 83 | 916 | / |
| Porwol | 83 | 497 | / |
| Purwal | 83 | 94 | / |
| Perwal | 83 | 41 | / |
| Porwał | 83 | 36 | / |
| Porbal | 83 | 28 | / |
| Porwoll | 77 | 337 | / |
| Parwale | 77 | 33 | / |
| Paurwal | 77 | 24 | / |
| Pourval | 77 | 19 | / |
| Poorval | 77 | 6 | / |
| Porvaal | 77 | 4 | / |
| Parhwal | 77 | 2 | / |
| Purwale | 77 | 2 | / |
| Porvale | 77 | 2 | / |
| Purwalh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phorbal | 77 | 1 | / |
| Porwotl | 77 | 1 | / |
| Parwaal | 77 | 1 | / |
| Perrwal | 77 | 1 | / |
| Perwall | 77 | 0 | / |
| Parwall | 77 | 0 | / |
| Pourvall | 71 | 2 | / |
| Parwaale | 71 | 1 | / |
| Porwoł | 67 | 1,069 | / |
| Parval | 67 | 240 | / |
| Parbal | 67 | 41 | / |
| Perval | 67 | 29 | / |
| Purval | 67 | 28 | / |
| Porvalova | 67 | 13 | / |
| Purual | 67 | 6 | / |
| Porvol | 67 | 5 | / |
| Parual | 67 | 3 | / |
| Porwolová | 67 | 3 | / |
| Perual | 67 | 2 | / |
| Peerwallh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Porwół | 67 | 1 | / |
Porwal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Porwal in the Hindi language | ||
| पोरवाल | poravala | 99.2 |
| पोरवल | poravala | 0.4 |
| पोखाल | pokhala | 0.1 |
| पारेवाल | parevala | 0.1 |
| परेवाल | parevala | 0.1 |
| पोरबाल | porabala | 0.1 |
| Porwal in the Marathi language | ||
| पोरवाल | poravala | 94.77 |
| पोखाल | pokhala | 2.05 |
| पोरवाळ | poravala | 1.02 |
| पोवर्ल | povarla | 0.92 |
| पोरवल | poravala | 0.82 |
| पोरवाला | poravala | 0.2 |
| पोखाळ | pokhala | 0.2 |
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