Samwal Surname
Approximately 94 people bear this surname
Samwal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 85 | 1:9,024,299 | 181,432 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 1:22,330,486 | 77,733 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
Samwal (3,504) may also be a first name.
Samwal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samwal Come From? nationality or country of origin
Samwal (Arabic: ساموال, Hindi: सेमवाल) is found most frequently in India. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Samwal click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samwal? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,918,812th most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 77,527,084 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Samwal are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 66 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 119,923rd most numerous first name globally, held by 3,504 people.
This last name is most common in India, where it is carried by 85 people, or 1 in 9,024,299. In India Samwal is primarily found in: Delhi, where 45 percent reside, Jammu and Kashmir, where 27 percent reside and West Bengal, where 12 percent reside. Other than India it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 9 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samwal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samwal in the Hindi language | ||
| सेमवाल | semavala | 71.43 |
| सम्वाल | samvala | 28.57 |
| Samwal in the Arabic language | ||
| ساموال | samwal | - |
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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 Samwal
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