Semwal Surname

52,919th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,663 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Semwal Surname User-submission:

Semwal is one of the thirty-six sub-castes of Sarola Brahmin from Uttarakhand. They are the sole custodians and pandits of the Gangotri temple. They fall under the category of Gauda Brahmins. The surname Semwal originates from a place called Sem-Mukhem (Hindi: सेम-मुखेम), Uttarakhand, abode to the shrine of Sem-Mukhem Nagraj (Hindi सेममुखेम नागराज), often considered among the locals as the fifth shrine of the Chota Char Dham pilgrimage of which the Semwals are permanent serving priests.

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Semwal Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India9,3681:81,8815,509
United Arab Emirates1341:68,3756,373
Qatar471:50,1704,949
United States241:15,102,456529,929
England201:2,785,90397,972
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
China41:341,830,39216,990
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Oman31:1,229,3248,987
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
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Semwal (38) may also be a first name.

Semwal Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Semwal is one of the thirty-six sub-castes of Sarola Brahmin from Uttarakhand. They are the sole custodians and pandits of the Gangotri temple. They fall under the category of Gauda Brahmins. The surname Semwal originates from a place called Sem-Mukhem (Hindi: सेम-मुखेम), Uttarakhand, abode to the shrine of Sem-Mukhem Nagraj (Hindi सेममुखेम नागराज), often considered among the locals as the fifth shrine of the Chota Char Dham pilgrimage of which the Semwals are permanent serving priests. Apart from this, the surname Semwal might also have originated from Sem village in Karnaprayag, Chamoli district.

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Semwal Demographics

Average Semwal Salary in
United States

$50,875 USD

Per year
Rank:
380,263 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
4.17569E-6
Rank: 704,365 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
117.9%
Sample size: 7 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Semwal Last Name Facts

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

Semwal (Bengali: সেমওয়াল, Hindi: सेमवाल, Marathi: सेमवाल, Oriya: େସମ୍ୱାଲ) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Semwal? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 52,919th most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 754,170 people. The surname Semwal occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Semwal reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Semwal is also the 1,662,754th most common first name globally, held by 38 people.

The surname is most frequent in India, where it is held by 9,368 people, or 1 in 81,881. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Uttarkhand, where 72 percent live, Delhi, where 13 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 3 percent live. Excluding India it exists in 35 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent live and Qatar, where 0 percent live.

Semwal Last Name Statistics demography

Semwal earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.91% more than the national average, earning $50,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Semwhal924/
Seamwal923/
Semwaal921/
Shemwal921/
Saemwal921/
Semval83388/
Semual83167/
Senwal83112/
Samwal8394/
Sembal8352/
Simwal8316/
Somwal8310/
Simwale77813/
Samwail77134/
Siembal7735/
Semmual7711/
Senwale776/
Saimwal775/
Semvall774/
Shenwal773/
Chemwal771/
Semwole771/
Senwald771/
Samweal771/
Shamwal771/
Simwail771/
Shemval771/
Simwaale71290/
Sennwald71101/
Szenwald7183/
Shemuale718/
Saimwail714/
Shimwale711/
Simwaile711/
Shaimwal711/
Scenwall710/
Samual6711,186/
Gembal67423/
Zembal67392/
Sembol67240/
Simbal67120/
Sinwal6762/
Schenwald6761/
Cembal6747/
Simual6740/
Symbal6738/
Somual677/
Samval677/
Somval676/
Jimwal676/
Simval674/
Samwol674/
Senbal673/
Jemual673/
Ssemwoole672/
Symual671/
Senual670/
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Semwal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Semwal in the Bengali language
সেমওয়ালsema'oyala-
Semwal in the Hindi language
सेमवालsemavala98.67
प्रसादprasada0.54
चन्द्रcandra0.35
सेमवलsemavala0.14
सेम्वालsemvala0.14
सेमबालsemabala0.03
सेमवानsemavana0.03
सेमवाsemava0.03
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Semwal in the Marathi language
सेमवालsemavala93.22
सेमवलsemavala5.08
सेमवाळsemavala1.69
Semwal in the Oriya language
େସମ୍ୱାଲesamwala50
େସମୱାଲesamawala50

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