Puwala Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Puwala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puwala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India681:11,280,373208,492
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Puwala (35) may also be a first name.

Puwala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Puwala (Marathi: पूवाला, Oriya: ପୁୱାଲା) is found most frequently in India. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Puwala? popularity and diffusion

The surname Puwala is the 2,273,756th most frequently used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Puwala live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Puwala is also the 1,744,716th most frequently held given name throughout the world, borne by 35 people.

The last name is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 11,280,373. In India Puwala is most prevalent in: Odisha, where 47 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 44 percent reside and Telangana, where 7 percent reside. Other than India this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 1 percent reside and Poland, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puwalla929/
Pujwala923/
Pauwala921/
Puwaula921/
Pushwala864/
Puvala83189/
Powala83181/
Puwali8350/
Puwaly836/
Puwale835/
Puwalo832/
Puwała831/
Pihuala771,005/
Powalla77229/
Puvalla7785/
Pauwalo779/
Puvaala779/
Pujwale775/
Puuvala774/
Pauwali774/
Puballa773/
Phuwalo771/
Poubala771/
Pubalia771/
Pauvala771/
Pauwale771/
Puiwalo771/
Pujvala771/
Pouwalo771/
Phuvala771/
Powalay771/
Pushvala714/
Pauvalya712/
Peuvalai711/
Puvaalla711/
Puvallai711/
Pouwalio711/
Puvailay711/
Powała671,067/
Powale67652/
Powali6794/
Pivala6712/
Puvale676/
Piwola672/
Pubali672/
Pphuwalee671/
Piwalo671/
Powola671/
Puvela671/
Pushvalat671/

Puwala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Puwala in the Marathi language
पूवालाpuvala-
Puwala in the Oriya language
ପୁୱାଲାpuwala87.88
ପୁଆଲାpu'ala6.06
କାୁପୁୱାଲାkaupuwala3.03
ବୁପୁୱାଲାbupuwala3.03

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Puwala
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