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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Rawal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rawal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rawal (Arabic: راول, Hindi: रावल, Marathi: रावल, Oriya: ରାୱଲ) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rawal? popularity and diffusion
It is the 30,003rd most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 409,068 people. The last name Rawal is primarily found in Asia, where 88 percent of Rawal live; 82 percent live in South Asia and 74 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 124,733rd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 3,291 people.
The surname Rawal is most common in India, where it is carried by 13,496 people, or 1 in 56,836. In India Rawal is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 24 percent live, Delhi, where 23 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 7 percent live. Excluding India this surname is found in 73 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent live and Pakistan, where 5 percent live.
Rawal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Rawal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Rawal last name expanded 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 Republicans than the national average, with 57.58% being registered to vote for the political 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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