Shadwali Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Shadwali Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shadwali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560

Shadwali (23) may also be a first name.

Shadwali Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shadwali is borne by more people in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shadwali? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most numerous family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shadwali live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,239,265th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, held by 23 people.

Shadwali is most commonly used in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 10,717,728. In Afghanistan Shadwali is primarily found in: Kabul, where 33 percent live, Khost, where 33 percent live and Paktika, where 33 percent live. Not including Afghanistan this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Pakistan, where 40 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sadwali937/
Shadwala8854/
Saidwali881/
Chadwali881/
Sadwalli881/
Sadwala80460/
Sadvali8013/
Saduali805/
Sadwale803/
Zadwali801/
Saidvali756/
Satwalia752/
Chadwale751/
Shadboli751/
Sheduali751/
Saiduali751/
Satwala6710/
Satwale677/
Satweli677/
Sadvale675/
Sodwale674/
Sadvala674/
Saduala672/
Zadwale672/
Setwali671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Shadwali
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