Raval Surname
Approximately 470,746 people bear this surname
Raval Surname User-submission:
Rawal, Raval, or Raol is a regional variation of raja, meaning king, used in Gujarat and other parts of Western India in Rajputana states. It is also commonly found as a surname of Kashmiri pandits. There are recorded instances of kings being referred to as maharawals in the same vein of maharaja.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 407,755 | 1:1,881 | 193 |
| Nepal | 55,127 | 1:517 | 104 |
| United States | 1,960 | 1:184,928 | 18,439 |
| England | 1,402 | 1:39,742 | 5,131 |
| Philippines | 1,160 | 1:87,274 | 15,162 |
| United Arab Emirates | 724 | 1:12,655 | 1,570 |
| Oman | 505 | 1:7,303 | 1,026 |
| Canada | 372 | 1:99,047 | 10,758 |
| Australia | 287 | 1:94,062 | 10,731 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Switzerland | 189 | 1:43,455 | 6,023 |
| France | 189 | 1:351,443 | 52,732 |
| Kuwait | 96 | 1:39,591 | 4,718 |
| Thailand | 95 | 1:743,562 | 121,778 |
| Qatar | 87 | 1:27,103 | 2,847 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| New Zealand | 62 | 1:73,037 | 10,843 |
| Singapore | 60 | 1:91,795 | 3,674 |
| Argentina | 58 | 1:736,955 | 49,943 |
| Brazil | 52 | 1:4,116,814 | 111,429 |
| Guam | 25 | 1:6,405 | 908 |
| Spain | 24 | 1:1,948,002 | 52,403 |
| Malaysia | 18 | 1:1,638,568 | 67,452 |
| Uganda | 16 | 1:2,439,955 | 72,451 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| Poland | 12 | 1:3,167,396 | 120,990 |
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| Turkmenistan | 9 | 1:609,901 | 4,112 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1:454,658 | 14,297 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 1 | 1:13,610 | 185 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Raval (45,133) may also be a first name.
Raval Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Rawal, Raval, or Raol is a regional variation of raja, meaning king, used in Gujarat and other parts of Western India in Rajputana states. It is also commonly found as a surname of Kashmiri pandits. There are recorded instances of kings being referred to as maharawals in the same vein of maharaja.
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Raval Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Raval Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Raval Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Raval (Arabic: رافل, Georgian: რავალ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺭﻓﺎﻝ, Hindi: रावल, Marathi: रावल, Russian: Равал) is found most frequently in India. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Raval? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,131st most commonly used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 15,481 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Raval live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 20,143rd most commonly occurring forename globally, held by 45,133 people.
The last name Raval is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 407,755 people, or 1 in 1,881. In India Raval is most numerous in: Gujarat, where 91 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 5 percent are found and Karnataka, where 1 percent are found. Beside India this last name exists in 72 countries. It also occurs in Nepal, where 12 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Raval Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Raval has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Raval surname grew 98,000 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 70,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Raval Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Raval surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Raval are 2.7% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.53% registered with the political party.
The amount Raval earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 42.95% less than the national average, earning R 135,576 per year; in United States they earn 32.34% more than the national average, earning $57,105 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.09% more than the national average, earning $50,720 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Raval Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Raval in the Georgian language | ||
| რავალ | raval | - |
| Raval in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺭﻓﺎﻝ | rfal | - |
| Raval in the Hindi language | ||
| रावल | ravala | 99.22 |
| रवाल | ravala | 0.38 |
| रवल | ravala | 0.28 |
| रावाल | ravala | 0.05 |
| रावत | ravata | 0.02 |
| ्रवाल | ravala | 0.02 |
| रवेल | ravela | 0.02 |
| रूवल | ruvala | 0.02 |
| Raval in the Marathi language | ||
| रावल | ravala | 65.33 |
| रावळ | ravala | 33 |
| रावाल | ravala | 0.53 |
| रावऴ | ravala | 0.18 |
| रवाल | ravala | 0.17 |
| रवल | ravala | 0.11 |
| रावत | ravata | 0.05 |
| रवाळ | ravala | 0.03 |
| रावण | ravana | 0.02 |
| रपाळ | rapala | 0.01 |
| अर्वाल | arvala | 0.01 |
| रावक | ravaka | 0.01 |
| रावळे | ravale | 0.01 |
| रावाऴ | ravala | 0.01 |
| रवी | ravi | 0.01 |
| रावन | ravana | 0.01 |
| रवळ | ravala | 0.01 |
| राबल | rabala | 0.01 |
| रापळ | rapala | 0.01 |
| शवल | savala | 0.01 |
| राव | rava | 0.01 |
| रव | rava | 0.01 |
| रावाळ | ravala | 0.01 |
| Raval in the Russian language | ||
| Равал | raval | - |
| Raval in the Arabic language | ||
| رافل | rafl | - |
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