Sanawala Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Sanawala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sanawala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India71:109,580,769786,157
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Sanawala (18) may also be a first name.

Sanawala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sanawala (Oriya: ସନାୱାଲା) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanawala? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,723,624th most widely held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Sanawala are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 88 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,608,198th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 18 people.

The last name Sanawala is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 109,580,769. In India Sanawala is primarily found in: Odisha, where 86 percent reside and Telangana, where 14 percent reside. Other than India this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sanawala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sanawala in the Oriya language
ସନାୱାଲାsanawala33.33
ସାନୱାଲାsanawala16.67
ସାନାୱାଲାsanawala16.67
ସନୱଲାsanawala16.67
ସନାୱଲାsanawala16.67

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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 Sanawala
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