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

Rumal (Arabic: رومال, Bengali: রুমাল, Hindi: रूमाल, Marathi: रुमाल, Oriya: ରୁମାଲ, Russian: Румал) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rumal? popularity and diffusion

Rumal is the 158,027th most frequently held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,634,688 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Rumal live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Rumal is also the 49,037th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 13,834 people.

This last name is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 2,657 people, or 1 in 288,696. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Madhya Pradesh, where 94 percent live, Maharashtra, where 3 percent live and Karnataka, where 1 percent live. Apart from India this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 2 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live.

Rumal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rumal has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rumal last name fell 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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