Roowala Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Roowala Surname User-submission:

Roo means 'cotton' in Hindi, and wala means 'the one who makes/sells/is of/is from'. Therefore Roowala means 'the one who makes/sells cotton'.

Roowala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India531:14,472,932242,024
United States251:14,498,357517,445
England111:5,065,278148,650
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Roowala Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Roo means 'cotton' in Hindi, and wala means 'the one who makes/sells/is of/is from'. Therefore Roowala means 'the one who makes/sells cotton'.

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Roowala Last Name Facts

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

Roowala (Marathi: रोवाला) is found most in India. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Roowala? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,795,579th most common surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 65 percent of Roowala live; 50 percent live in South Asia and 50 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

The last name Roowala is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 14,472,932. In India it is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 75 percent are found and Gujarat, where 13 percent are found. Not including India it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent are found and England, where 10 percent are found.

Roowala Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Roowala last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

Roowala earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 67.3% more than the national average, earning $72,188 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roowalla932/
Roswala8653/
Roowali8617/
Rowaila861/
Rowaala861/
Rowwala861/
Roobala861/
Roobalah801/
Rawala77274/
Ruwala77123/
Rovala7770/
Rowela7733/
Rovola7720/
Robala7712/
Rowale777/
Robola775/
Rowali773/
Rowalo771/
Rowaili71365/
Rowaily71362/
Rawalai71263/
Rovolas7147/
Rowella7141/
Rawalia7136/
Rouvala7132/
Roovali7113/
Rowailo7110/
Rovalia719/
Rawoola718/
Rowgalo718/
Ravoola718/
Roobali714/
Robolay713/
Robolla712/
Rovalea712/
Rowgała712/
Rawalla712/
Ruwalla711/
Roubala711/
Roohuaalah711/
Rowolad711/
Ruwalia711/
Rojwale711/
Roibala711/
Ruwaila711/
Rahwala711/
Rawalya711/
Rojvala711/
Rowalle711/
Rovalah711/
Rovalas710/
Rovaglia6784/
Ruwailah675/
Roubalay672/
Rahwalah671/
Roubalah671/
Rovatlya671/
Rawallah671/
Rawailay671/

Roowala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Roowala in the Marathi language
रोवालाrovala-

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