Sanwala Surname
Approximately 76 people bear this surname
Sanwala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 33 | 1:5,413,451 | 34,034 |
| Thailand | 29 | 1:2,435,805 | 267,220 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
Sanwala (167) may also be a first name.
Sanwala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sanwala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sanwala (Hindi: सांवला, Oriya: ସାନ୍ୱାଲା) is borne by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sanwala? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,168,711th most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Sanwala are found; 62 percent are found in South Asia and 53 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 708,111th most commonly occurring given name in the world It is held by 167 people.
The last name Sanwala is most common in Pakistan, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 5,413,451. In Pakistan it is primarily found in: Punjab, where 48 percent live, Balochistan, where 36 percent live and Sindh, where 15 percent live. Outside of Pakistan Sanwala is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 38 percent live and India, where 18 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sanwala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sanwala in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାନ୍ୱାଲା | sanwala | - |
| Sanwala in the Hindi language | ||
| सांवला | sanvala | 50 |
| सानवाला | sanavala | 50 |
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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 Sanwala
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