Roomal Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Roomal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Roomal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India111:69,733,217610,955
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Roomal (475) may also be a first name.

Roomal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Roomal (Hindi: रूमाल, Marathi: रुमाल) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Roomal? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,213,395th most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 86 percent of Roomal are found; 86 percent are found in South Asia and 79 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 390,402nd most common first name throughout the world, borne by 475 people.

It is most common in India, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 69,733,217. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Madhya Pradesh, where 91 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 9 percent are found. Apart from India it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Mauritius, where 7 percent are found and Pakistan, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roomail921/
Roomale921/
Romal91278/
Roosmale865/
Romale8380/
Roimal8370/
Romail8353/
Rommal8348/
Romall8331/
Rosmal8319/
Roymal8313/
Romald8312/
Romeal834/
Roumal834/
Romaal833/
Romalt831/
Rojmal831/
Romauld7715/
Rousmal774/
Rohmail772/
Rosmail771/
Roumeal771/
Roymeal770/
Ramal736,546/
Rumal732,766/
Romol7349/
Romalova713/
Rosmaysl711/
Rammal678,985/
Rumale671,548/
Ramale67207/
Rasmal67134/
Ramaul67113/
Rahmal6757/
Romole6749/
Ratmal6748/
Rusmal6721/
Romolt6720/
Ramail6716/
Rumaul679/
Romeil678/
Ramall678/
Romold678/
Rumaal678/
Ruumal678/
Ramahl676/
Ramool675/
Ramalh674/
Rumald674/
Ramaël673/
Ramaal673/
Rumail673/
Rameal673/
Raamal672/
Rummal672/
Ramgal672/
Ramald671/
Rzamal671/
Reumal671/
Roumol671/
Rommaille671/
Rosmeasel670/

Roomal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Roomal in the Marathi language
रुमालrumala-
Roomal in the Hindi language
रूमालrumala93.14
रूमलrumala6.86

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Roomal
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