Posval Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Posval Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Posval Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1461:5,253,872129,394
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Posval Last Name Facts

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

The last name Posval (Hindi: पोसवाल, Marathi: पोसवाल) is most common in India. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Posval? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,453,389th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. The last name Posval is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Posval live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

The surname is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 146 people, or 1 in 5,253,872. In India it is most numerous in: Uttar Pradesh, where 67 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 32 percent reside and Haryana, where 1 percent reside. Outside of India this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poshval9225/
Poval91146/
Pottsval860/
Povall83818/
Poswal83806/
Povale83338/
Pasval8343/
Potval8325/
Povhal835/
Pooval831/
Posbal831/
Poshwal7734/
Poswall7731/
Potvale7710/
Pasvahl777/
Poshbal773/
Pausval773/
Posswal772/
Pooswal772/
Pouswal771/
Pasvale771/
Pascval771/
Povatel771/
Povatil771/
Pasvall771/
Poswale771/
Paval7310,727/
Powal7328/
Pobal7324/
Povol7318/
Povalová71139/
Poszwald7175/
Povalova7171/
Potswald7140/
Patsvald7112/
Paushval713/
Pavale672,862/
Paswal672,554/
Powale67652/
Patval67175/
Pauval6788/
Powall6756/
Peuval6750/
Poovattil6741/
Pasbal6738/
Puswal6729/
Poschwald6727/
Pavall6722/
Pasual6718/
Pavhal6715/
Pahval6710/
Paveal679/
Pasvol678/
Peswal678/
Poobal677/
Pobhal675/
Phobal674/
Pujval674/
Pouwal673/
Pavalh672/
Phaval671/
Paaval671/
Pacval671/
Pavalt671/
Pouvaille671/
Pavail671/
Poweal671/
Poschwale670/

Posval Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Posval in the Marathi language
पोसवालposavala96.83
वालvala3.17
Posval in the Hindi language
पोसवालposavala94.2
पोसवलposavala2.9
पोस्वालposvala2.9

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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Posval
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