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

The surname Ruwali (Hindi: रूवाली) occurs more in Nepal more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruwali? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ruwali is the 434,076th most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 9,201,447 people. The last name Ruwali occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Ruwali are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Ruwali is also the 890,531st most widely held forename world-wide. It is borne by 111 people.

Ruwali is most common in Nepal, where it is carried by 634 people, or 1 in 44,923. In Nepal it is most common in: Narayani, where 68 percent reside, Bagmati, where 31 percent reside and Gandaki, where 0 percent reside. Besides Nepal this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in India, where 18 percent reside and Qatar, where 1 percent reside.

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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  • 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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