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
The surname Sanwala (Hindi: सांवला, Oriya: ସାନ୍ୱାଲା) occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sanwala? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,168,711th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Sanwala live; 62 percent live in South Asia and 53 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Sanwala is also the 708,111th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 167 people.
The surname Sanwala is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 5,413,451. In Pakistan it is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 48 percent are found, Balochistan, where 36 percent are found and Sindh, where 15 percent are found. Other than Pakistan Sanwala is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 38 percent are found and India, where 18 percent are found.
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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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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