Ruwali Surname

434,076th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 792 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nepal
Highest density in:
Nepal

Ruwali Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruwali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nepal6341:44,9231,415
India1401:5,479,038132,955
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015

Ruwali (111) may also be a first name.

Ruwali Last Name Facts

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

Ruwali (Hindi: रूवाली) is borne by more people in Nepal than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ruwali.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruwali? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 434,076th most frequently held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 9,201,447 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Ruwali reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Ruwali is also the 890,531st most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 111 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Nepal, where it is borne by 634 people, or 1 in 44,923. In Nepal Ruwali is most numerous in: Narayani, where 68 percent are found, Bagmati, where 31 percent are found and Gandaki, where 0 percent are found. Other than Nepal this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in India, where 18 percent are found and Qatar, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruwaili92684/
Rauwali922/
Ruwalia921/
Ruwale83150/
Ruvali83132/
Ruwala83123/
Rubali8364/
Riwali8313/
Rowali833/
Rouvali77429/
Ruwaily77398/
Rowaili77365/
Ruiwale7741/
Roowali7717/
Ruybali7711/
Rauwale774/
Roubali773/
Ruvaliy771/
Ruswale771/
Rubhali771/
Ruwaila771/
Ruwalla771/
Ruivali770/
Rouvalis71267/
Rivali67145/
Rubale67101/
Ruvala6768/
Ruvoli6744/
Rowale677/
Ruwele676/
Ruvale676/
Riwale674/
Rauhuhali672/
Ruveli671/

Ruwali Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ruwali in the Hindi language
रूवालीruvali97.37
रुवालीruvali2.63

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Ruwali
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