Sanwal Surname

85,561st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,636 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Sanwal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sanwal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,8871:265,69615,232
Pakistan2,5371:70,4152,560
United States931:3,897,408212,857
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
Singapore131:423,66918,211
England111:5,065,278148,650
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432

Sanwal (5,083) may also be a first name.

Sanwal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sanwal (Hindi: सनवाल, Marathi: सनवाल) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Sanwal click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanwal? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sanwal is the 85,561st most frequently held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,293,035 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Sanwal reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 51 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 95,245th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 5,083 people.

Sanwal is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 2,887 people, or 1 in 265,696. In India it is primarily found in: Uttarkhand, where 56 percent are found, Delhi, where 16 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 6 percent are found. Aside from India this surname is found in 25 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 45 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Sanwal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sanwal are 11.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 64.71% registered with the political party.

Sanwal earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.09% more than the national average, earning $50,954 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sanwald921,049/
Shanwal9229/
Sanwale9212/
Saanwal925/
Sainwal922/
Sanwall921/
Sanwaal921/
Sanwalt920/
Sannwald86440/
Sahnwald8627/
Sanwallh8620/
Szanwald863/
Shainwal861/
Shanwalt861/
Sanwaldt860/
Shanwall860/
Sonwal83808/
Sanval83495/
Sanbal83188/
Samwal8394/
Janwal8328/
Sanual838/
Sanwol831/
Shainwald8054/
Sahnwaldt8044/
Schanwald8021/
Sannwaldt8021/
Szainwald8011/
Szajnwald807/
Saunwaltd800/
Sainval771,126/
Samwald77321/
Sonwale77202/
Jainwal77179/
Sanbhal77168/
Sanvale77146/
Samwail77134/
Samnual7745/
Chanwal7733/
Janwale7724/
Sannual7719/
Sainual7713/
Sanball7711/
Sonwalt7710/
Sanmbal779/
Jaunwal776/
Saimwal775/
Shanbal775/
Sanvald773/
Sahnval773/
Seamwal773/
Shenwal773/
Saynual772/
Sahnual771/
Sonwaal771/
Shonwal771/
Shanval771/
Shamwal771/
Samwalt771/
Samweal771/
Sanwoul771/
Sagnual771/
Sanualh771/
Scheanwald7536/
Shainwauld750/
Sonnwald71233/
Sangnual7177/
Chhanwal7142/
Saumwald7139/
Chainwal7124/
Shonwald718/
Shahnval716/
Chaunwal715/
Saanbaal715/
Saimwail714/
Shanvale712/
Szonwald712/
Chanwaal711/
Shaimwal711/
Shanualt711/
Schonwal711/
Sainwool711/
Sannwold711/
Sanwoile711/
Sonwauld710/
Sanvalle710/
Jamwal6719,635/
Sambal672,420/
Jonwal67573/
Sonual67347/
Zanbal67156/
Sheinwald6791/
Sonval6753/
Janual6727/
Janval6723/
Canval6717/
Szeinwald6715/
Somwal6710/
Sanvol679/
Senval678/
Sanbol678/
Samval677/
Sonbal677/
Shahanval676/
Samwol674/
Seangnual674/
Canual672/
Saisinual672/
Saisynual672/
Zonwal671/
Shaynvald671/
Shamwaale671/
Zanual671/

Sanwal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sanwal in the Hindi language
सनवालsanavala96.3
सांवलsanvala1.46
चन्द्रcandra1.01
सन्वालsanvala0.22
संवलsanvala0.22
सनावलsanavala0.11
मोहनmohana0.11
सॉंवलsonvala0.11
सनवलsanavala0.11
साँवलsamvala0.11
संवालsanvala0.11
Sanwal in the Marathi language
सनवालsanavala31.58
सांवलsanvala21.05
सांवळsanvala15.79
सानवालsanavala10.53
संवालsanvala5.26
संजनाsanjana5.26
सन्वालsanvala5.26
सॉंवलsonvala5.26

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Footnotes

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