Pothiwal Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Pothiwal Surname User-submission:

The Pothiwal surname originates in Rajasthan, India and belongs to the Rajput caste. They were in the armed forces of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur, a warrior from Punjab. While travelling through Rajasthan some of his warriors stayed there and married.

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Pothiwal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India981:7,827,198166,253
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pothiwal Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Pothiwal surname originates in Rajasthan, India and belongs to the Rajput caste. They were in the armed forces of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur, a warrior from Punjab. While travelling through Rajasthan some of his warriors stayed there and married. Now they are spread all over India, mainly in Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Asaam, Delhi, Jharkhand, Chattishgarh and Bihar.

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Pothiwal or Poothiwal is an Hindu surname, which belongs belongs to the Rajput caste. They are mainly businessmen.

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Pothiwal Last Name Facts

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

Pothiwal (Hindi: पोथीवाल, Marathi: पोथीवाल, Oriya: େପାଠିୱାଲା) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pothiwal? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,817,111th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 70,752,873 people. The last name Pothiwal is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Pothiwal reside; 95 percent reside in South Asia and 95 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The last name Pothiwal is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 98 people, or 1 in 7,827,198. In India it is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 70 percent reside, Telangana, where 10 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 5 percent reside. Besides India this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Pothiwal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pothiwal in the Hindi language
पोथीवालpothivala-
Pothiwal in the Oriya language
େପାଠିୱାଲାepathiwala-
Pothiwal in the Marathi language
पोथीवालpothivala74.36
पोठीवालpothivala10.26
पोिथवालpoithavala10.26
पोथीलालpothilala2.56
थीवालthivala2.56

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