Raval Surname

1,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 470,746 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Nepal

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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Raval Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India407,7551:1,881193
Nepal55,1271:517104
United States1,9601:184,92818,439
England1,4021:39,7425,131
Philippines1,1601:87,27415,162
United Arab Emirates7241:12,6551,570
Oman5051:7,3031,026
Canada3721:99,04710,758
Australia2871:94,06210,731
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Switzerland1891:43,4556,023
France1891:351,44352,732
Kuwait961:39,5914,718
Thailand951:743,562121,778
Qatar871:27,1032,847
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
New Zealand621:73,03710,843
Singapore601:91,7953,674
Argentina581:736,95549,943
Brazil521:4,116,814111,429
Guam251:6,405908
Spain241:1,948,00252,403
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Turkmenistan91:609,9014,112
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Scotland81:669,22723,443
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Wales61:515,75523,171
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Botswana41:546,73222,624
China31:455,773,85521,925
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

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.

- arjavrawal

Raval Last Name Facts

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

The last name Raval (Arabic: رافل, Georgian: რავალ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺭﻓﺎﻝ, Hindi: रावल, Marathi: रावल, Russian: Равал) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Raval.

How Common Is The Last Name Raval? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,131st most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 15,481 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Raval reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Raval is also the 20,143rd most widespread given name in the world, held by 45,133 people.

The last name Raval is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 407,755 people, or 1 in 1,881. In India Raval is most prevalent in: Gujarat, where 91 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 5 percent reside and Karnataka, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account India this surname occurs in 72 countries. It is also common in Nepal, where 12 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Raval Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Raval has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Raval last name 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 adherence of those carrying the Raval surname is predominantly 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% being registered to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ravale913,202/
Ravail91255/
Rajval91114/
Ravald91106/
Ravall9126/
Raival9114/
Ratval9113/
Ravalt9110/
Raaval917/
Rasval917/
Rhaval915/
Rayval912/
Rahval911/
Ravaal911/
Ravhal911/
Hraval911/
Ravayl911/
Raveal910/
Ravagli831,319/
Ravault83292/
Ravalle83153/
Ravatel8372/
Ravasel8334/
Rathval8324/
Rachval8321/
Raivale8320/
Raisval8313/
Rhatval8311/
Ravasil8310/
Rahaval838/
Hratval834/
Rajvall834/
Rahtval832/
Rajsval831/
Rajvaal831/
Reavall831/
Rauvale831/
Ravahal831/
Ravauhl831/
Ravatil831/
Rayvayl831/
Rawal8017,815/
Rabal802,476/
Reval801,017/
Roval80149/
Ravol8099/
Rahatval771,235/
Ravaille77277/
Ravailhe77216/
Raivatel774/
Rhathval771/
Ravalova771/
Raveault771/
Rampal735,293/
Hrabal731,675/
Rawale73629/
Reveal73547/
Royval73309/
Rawail73272/
Rabale73272/
Ruival73265/
Rajwal73210/
Rabail73204/
Ranpal73185/
Raubal73169/
Rajbal73115/
Revall73100/
Rovale7382/
Rabald7379/
Revahl7339/
Rasual7335/
Reyval7330/
Raybal7329/
Raibal7321/
Rovall7319/
Rosval7317/
Ravold7317/
Reuval7317/
Raiwal7316/
Raawal7315/
Hroval7314/
Rabhal7310/
Raball738/
Rojval738/
Revaul737/
Rovald737/
Rawaal736/
Rajual736/
Roveal736/
Revail736/
Ravole735/
Rabaul735/
Reabal735/
Rawall734/
Roival734/
Rovail734/
Rabalt734/
Rasvol732/
Rasbal732/
Rouval732/
Raewal731/
Rahwal731/
Rotval731/
Ravoul731/
Rawual731/
Rooval731/
Reival731/
Rahbal731/
Raveil731/
Ravoil731/
Rabaal731/
Rabeal731/
Hreval731/
Ravolt730/
Rovalt730/
Reavaille7110/
Rahvalova716/
Ramphal672,785/
Rosvall671,907/
Rabatel671,288/
Rampaul671,189/
Rabault67435/
Rhajbal67274/
Rampall67180/
Rousval6798/
Rauwald6794/
Raveill6791/
Raballe6770/
Rabagli6766/
Rayball6763/
Raubald6737/
Rosvald6728/
Rahabal6720/
Reivall6715/
Raywalt6712/
Årevall6711/
Rajhbal6710/
Rauball678/
Rammpal678/
Rawatel677/
Rawahul677/
Rahuale677/
Rajbhal676/
Raiwale676/
Rabacel674/
Rauwale674/
Rashual673/
Rhampal673/
Rothval673/
Rahswal673/
Rahwald673/
Rahabol672/
Ruovhal672/
Rachual672/
Rhabaul672/
Rovalle672/
Rajball671/
Rajbaul671/
Rabgail671/
Rabhale671/
Raawale671/
Rovault671/
Royvall671/
Roshval671/
Rosvahl671/
Reawale671/
Ravolle671/
Ravottl671/
Rasball671/
Raybale671/
Rojvall671/
Raybalt671/
Hrabaal671/
Hraball671/
Raiwald671/
Rahwail671/
Rahawal671/
Ravogli671/
Ravoult671/
Rauvolt671/
Rabahal671/
Rathual671/
Rawasel671/
Raibail671/
Hratvol671/
Reaball670/
Rawaldt670/
Raybald670/
Reawald670/
Rasvold670/
Ravoldt670/

Raval Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Raval in the Georgian language
რავალraval-
Raval in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺭﻓﺎﻝrfal-
Raval in the Hindi language
रावलravala99.22
रवालravala0.38
रवलravala0.28
रावालravala0.05
रावतravata0.02
्रवालravala0.02
रवेलravela0.02
रूवलruvala0.02
Raval in the Marathi language
रावलravala65.33
रावळravala33
रावालravala0.53
रावऴravala0.18
रवालravala0.17
रवलravala0.11
रावतravata0.05
रवाळravala0.03
रावणravana0.02
रपाळrapala0.01
अर्वालarvala0.01
रावकravaka0.01
रावळेravale0.01
रावाऴravala0.01
रवीravi0.01
रावनravana0.01
रवळravala0.01
राबलrabala0.01
रापळrapala0.01
शवलsavala0.01
रावrava0.01
रवrava0.01
रावाळravala0.01
Raval in the Russian language
Равалraval-
Raval in the Arabic language
رافلrafl-

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