Salwal Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Nepal

Salwal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salwal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Salwal (29) may also be a first name.

Salwal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Salwal (Hindi: सेलवाल) is found most in Pakistan. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Salwal? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,213,395th most widely held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name Salwal is mostly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Salwal reside; 79 percent reside in South Asia and 50 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,951,561st most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 29 people.

The last name Salwal is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 29,773,981. In Pakistan it is most numerous in: Punjab, where 83 percent live and Sindh, where 17 percent live. Excluding Pakistan it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 14 percent live and Malaysia, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sailwal9246/
Salwale922/
Saylwal921/
Satlewal8613/
Shalwale866/
Shailwal861/
Jalwal83127/
Salval8323/
Salual8311/
Salbal834/
Salvail77966/
Jailwal7771/
Salvall7714/
Chalwal773/
Salvale772/
Zialwal771/
Shalval771/
Solwald771/
Jaylwal771/
Jalwale771/
Jallwal771/
Sailval771/
Jalwail771/
Calwall770/
Schalweald750/
Chalwald718/
Sahlvall717/
Salvatel712/
Callwall712/
Chailwal712/
Sheelwal712/
Jaislwal711/
Chhalwal711/
Chalwale711/
Shelwall710/
Salbol6734/
Salvaille6722/
Salvalova676/
Calual673/
Jalval673/
Zalval672/
Jalual671/
Zalual671/
Scholwald671/
Zalbal671/
Calval671/
Salvaggil671/

Salwal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Salwal in the Hindi language
सेलवालselavala-

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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 Salwal
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