Pothuval Surname

735,823rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 393 people bear this surname

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

Pothuval 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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Pothuval Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3811:2,013,29568,939
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001

Pothuval (12) may also be a first name.

Pothuval 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.

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Pothuval Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pothuval (Marathi: पोथुवल) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pothuval? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 735,823rd most commonly occurring last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 18,543,374 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Pothuval live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,306,491st most widespread first name globally, borne by 12 people.

The surname Pothuval is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 381 people, or 1 in 2,013,295. In India it is most frequent in: Kerala, where 99 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 1 percent reside and Karnataka, where 0 percent reside. Without taking into account India Pothuval is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent reside and Malaysia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pothuvail941/
Potuval934/
Pothival88527/
Potuvale881/
Pothivall821/
Potival8037/
Patuval802/
Potuwal801/
Pothiwal75103/
Pethival757/
Patuvale751/
Pattuval751/
Pathival751/
Pottival751/
Pothubol751/
Poothiwal711/
Patival67482/
Petival67136/
Potiwal67109/
Patuwal671/
Phatival63109/
Pottiwal6312/
Pattubal634/
Pattival632/
Patuwale631/
Pathiwal631/
Pattubaal5911/
Patiwal53100/
Patiwail5019/
Pattiwal501/

Pothuval Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pothuval in the Marathi language
पोथुवलpothuvala-

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