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.
Read More About This SurnameRaval Surname Distribution Map
| 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.
- arjavrawalRaval Demographics
Average Male Raval Height
170.87 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
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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