Sanawal Surname

374,029th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 958 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Sanawal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sanawal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India9521:805,74136,107
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Sanawal (41) may also be a first name.

Sanawal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sanawal (Hindi: सनवाल, Oriya: ସନୱାଲ) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanawal? popularity and diffusion

It is the 374,029th most frequently held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 7,607,042 people. Sanawal is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Sanawal are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,590,275th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 41 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 952 people, or 1 in 805,741. In India Sanawal is primarily concentrated in: Assam, where 94 percent are found, Uttarkhand, where 6 percent are found and Telangana, where 0 percent are found. Other than India this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 1 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sanawal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sanawal in the Oriya language
ସନୱାଲsanawala-
Sanawal in the Hindi language
सनवालsanavala92.31
चन्द़canda3.85
चन्द्रcandra3.85

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sanawal
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