Porwal Surname

61,532nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Kuwait

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.

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Porwal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India7,7031:99,5806,540
United States1251:2,899,671170,778
United Arab Emirates791:115,9789,837
Thailand451:1,569,741208,465
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Poland371:1,027,26372,414
Singapore341:161,9916,884
England201:2,785,90397,972
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
China31:455,773,85521,925
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

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.

- santoshpoduval

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) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Porwal click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Porwal? popularity and diffusion

Porwal is the 61,532nd most numerous surname throughout the world, borne 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. It is also the 1,662,754th most prevalent first name globally, held by 38 people.

The last name Porwal is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 7,703 people, or 1 in 99,580. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Uttar Pradesh, where 27 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 17 percent are found and Delhi, where 16 percent are found. Excluding India Porwal occurs in 34 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent are found.

Porwal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Porwal last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.14% being registered with the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Porwall9211/
Poorwal928/
Pourwal922/
Porwaal921/
Pourzwal861/
Porval834,514/
Parwal83916/
Porwol83497/
Purwal8394/
Perwal8341/
Porwał8336/
Porbal8328/
Porwoll77337/
Parwale7733/
Paurwal7724/
Pourval7719/
Poorval776/
Porvaal774/
Parhwal772/
Purwale772/
Porvale772/
Purwalh771/
Phorbal771/
Porwotl771/
Parwaal771/
Perrwal771/
Perwall770/
Parwall770/
Pourvall712/
Parwaale711/
Porwoł671,069/
Parval67240/
Parbal6741/
Perval6729/
Purval6728/
Porvalova6713/
Purual676/
Porvol675/
Parual673/
Porwolová673/
Perual672/
Peerwallh671/
Porwół671/

Porwal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Porwal in the Hindi language
पोरवालporavala99.2
पोरवलporavala0.4
पोखालpokhala0.1
पारेवालparevala0.1
परेवालparevala0.1
पोरबालporabala0.1
Porwal in the Marathi language
पोरवालporavala94.77
पोखालpokhala2.05
पोरवाळporavala1.02
पोवर्लpovarla0.92
पोरवलporavala0.82
पोरवालाporavala0.2
पोखाळpokhala0.2

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