Shahwal Surname
Approximately 69 people bear this surname
Shahwal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 33 | 1:5,413,451 | 34,034 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
Shahwal (81) may also be a first name.
Shahwal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shahwal Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shahwal (Hindi: शहवाल) occurs most in Pakistan. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Shahwal.
How Common Is The Last Name Shahwal? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,293,424th most prevalent family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. Shahwal is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shahwal reside; 83 percent reside in South Asia and 54 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,068,082nd most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 81 people.
The surname Shahwal is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 5,413,451. In Pakistan Shahwal is mostly found in: Punjab, where 88 percent are found, Sindh, where 9 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Pakistan Shahwal exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 29 percent are found and Malaysia, where 16 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shahwal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shahwal in the Hindi language | ||
| शहवाल | sahavala | 50 |
| सहवाल | sahavala | 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
- 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 Shahwal
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