Shawal Surname
Approximately 2,014 people bear this surname
Shawal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 721 | 1:221,022 | 7,250 |
| Malaysia | 604 | 1:48,831 | 3,871 |
| Pakistan | 310 | 1:576,271 | 9,337 |
| Iraq | 131 | 1:267,341 | 5,559 |
| Brunei | 98 | 1:4,273 | 682 |
| Jordan | 42 | 1:210,534 | 9,639 |
| India | 31 | 1:24,744,045 | 333,161 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Afghanistan | 10 | 1:3,215,318 | 18,974 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Shawal (2,447) may also be a first name.
Shawal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shawal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shawal (Hindi: शैवाल, Marathi: शवाल) occurs most in Bangladesh. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shawal? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 205,903rd most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,618,444 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Shawal reside; 53 percent reside in South Asia and 52 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 149,597th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 2,447 people.
This last name is most frequent in Bangladesh, where it is held by 721 people, or 1 in 221,022. Aside from Bangladesh Shawal occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 30 percent reside and Pakistan, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shawal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shawal in the Marathi language | ||
| शवाल | savala | 66.67 |
| शावळ | savala | 33.33 |
| Shawal in the Hindi language | ||
| शैवाल | saivala | 50 |
| शव्वाल | savvala | 25 |
| शवाल | savala | 25 |
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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 Shawal
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