Rawal Surname
Approximately 17,815 people bear this surname
Rawal 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 SurnameRawal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 13,496 | 1:56,836 | 3,892 |
| United States | 924 | 1:392,272 | 34,430 |
| Pakistan | 841 | 1:212,418 | 5,079 |
| England | 720 | 1:77,386 | 8,712 |
| United Arab Emirates | 396 | 1:23,137 | 2,641 |
| Nepal | 225 | 1:126,582 | 2,367 |
| Canada | 185 | 1:199,165 | 19,489 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Australia | 122 | 1:221,276 | 21,136 |
| Qatar | 112 | 1:21,054 | 2,246 |
| Malaysia | 82 | 1:359,686 | 19,062 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Hong Kong | 56 | 1:130,991 | 2,371 |
| Indonesia | 55 | 1:2,404,531 | 143,692 |
| Thailand | 52 | 1:1,358,430 | 190,094 |
| New Zealand | 34 | 1:133,186 | 15,994 |
| Germany | 22 | 1:3,659,339 | 158,771 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Kenya | 19 | 1:2,430,521 | 36,895 |
| Oman | 17 | 1:216,939 | 3,845 |
| Iran | 17 | 1:4,516,619 | 115,816 |
| Poland | 13 | 1:2,923,750 | 116,258 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Myanmar | 9 | 1:5,770,887 | 975 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Ukraine | 6 | 1:7,587,116 | 277,111 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1:95,022 | 4,787 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
Rawal (3,291) may also be a first name.
Rawal 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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Average Rawal Salary in
United States
$48,300 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Rawal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rawal Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rawal (Arabic: راول, Hindi: रावल, Marathi: रावल, Oriya: ରାୱଲ) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Rawal.
How Common Is The Last Name Rawal? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 30,003rd most frequently held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 409,068 people. The last name Rawal is mostly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Rawal are found; 82 percent are found in South Asia and 74 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Rawal is also the 124,733rd most commonly held forename world-wide It is held by 3,291 people.
Rawal is most common in India, where it is carried by 13,496 people, or 1 in 56,836. In India it is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 24 percent reside, Delhi, where 23 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 7 percent reside. Apart from India Rawal occurs in 73 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent reside and Pakistan, where 5 percent reside.
Rawal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Rawal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rawal surname grew 7,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Rawal Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Rawal last name are 10.81% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.58% registered with the party.
The amount Rawal earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 97.86% more than the national average, earning 684,767 kr per year; in United States they earn 11.94% more than the national average, earning $48,300 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.93% more than the national average, earning $55,612 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rawal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rawal in the Hindi language | ||
| रावल | ravala | 99.51 |
| रवाल | ravala | 0.25 |
| रावाला | ravala | 0.12 |
| Rawal in the Oriya language | ||
| ରାୱଲ | rawala | 82.54 |
| ରାୱାଲ | rawala | 9.52 |
| ରାୱଳ | rawala | 3.17 |
| ରାୱଲ୍ | rawal | 3.17 |
| ରାୱାଳ | rawala | 1.59 |
| Rawal in the Marathi language | ||
| रावल | ravala | 79.85 |
| रावळ | ravala | 19.13 |
| रावाल | ravala | 0.2 |
| रवल | ravala | 0.14 |
| रावले | ravale | 0.14 |
| रवाल | ravala | 0.14 |
| रवाळ | ravala | 0.07 |
| रवले | ravale | 0.07 |
| रायल | rayala | 0.07 |
| Rawal in the Arabic language | ||
| راول | rawl | - |
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