Rumal Surname

158,027th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,766 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Rumal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rumal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,6571:288,69616,361
Philippines591:1,715,902111,316
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Rumal (13,834) may also be a first name.

Rumal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rumal (Arabic: رومال, Bengali: রুমাল, Hindi: रूमाल, Marathi: रुमाल, Oriya: ରୁମାଲ, Russian: Румал) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rumal? popularity and diffusion

Rumal is the 158,027th most numerous family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,634,688 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Rumal are found; 96 percent are found in South Asia and 96 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 49,037th most frequent given name on earth. It is borne by 13,834 people.

The last name is most frequent in India, where it is held by 2,657 people, or 1 in 288,696. In India Rumal is primarily found in: Madhya Pradesh, where 94 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 3 percent reside and Karnataka, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account India this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 2 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.

Rumal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rumal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rumal last name declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rumale911,548/
Rusmal9121/
Rumaul919/
Ruumal918/
Rumaal918/
Roumal914/
Rumald914/
Rumail913/
Rummal912/
Reumal911/
Ruemal911/
Rousmal834/
Rautmal833/
Raumale832/
Rumasel831/
Rumagli831/
Roumeal831/
Raumaul831/
Rumasyl831/
Reumale831/
Rahumal831/
Rumhall830/
Rimal8023,897/
Romal80278/
Rumol80253/
Rautmale7761/
Rumhahle771/
Rumahale771/
Rumaileh771/
Rumold73141/
Romail7353/
Rommal7348/
Romall7331/
Roomal7314/
Romeal734/
Romaal733/
Riemal731/
Rimall731/
Rumole731/
Rimail731/
Rimmal731/
Rimaal731/
Roumol731/
Rrumahale711/
Rumould676/
Roomail671/
Rumhold671/
Roomale671/
Rumoldt670/
Rumeill670/

Rumal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rumal in the Marathi language
रुमालrumala79.35
रूमालrumala13.93
माळीmali1.99
रुमाळrumala1.37
रुमलrumala0.87
मालmala0.75
रूमलrumala0.62
रूमाळrumala0.5
जुमालjumala0.12
रुमळrumala0.12
Rumal in the Oriya language
ରୁମାଲrumala68.75
ରୁମଳrumala6.25
ରୁମଲrumala6.25
ରୂମାଲrumala6.25
ମିୁରୁମାଲmiurumala6.25
ରୁମାଳrumala6.25
Rumal in the Bengali language
রুমালrumala66.67
রুমেলrumela33.33
Rumal in the Hindi language
रूमालrumala62.75
रुमालrumala28.28
रूड़मलruramala5.54
रूमलrumala1.3
रुमलrumala0.63
रुमलाrumala0.57
रूमालाrumala0.27
रुमाल्rumal0.07
रुमालोrumalo0.03
कमलkamala0.03
Rumal in the Russian language
Румалrumal-
Rumal in the Arabic language
رومالrwmal-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rumal
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