Suwal Surname

42,473rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,266 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nepal
Highest density in:
Nepal

Suwal Surname User-submission:

Suwal surname is related to the Newar, a linguistic ethnic community of Nepal. Traditionally this surname is related to people expert in cooking and now farmers.

Suwal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nepal11,9661:2,380316
United States1181:3,071,686178,560
Papua New Guinea371:220,37130,351
India331:23,244,406321,547
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
England21:27,859,030389,889
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

Suwal (295) may also be a first name.

Suwal Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Suwal surname is related to the Newar, a linguistic ethnic community of Nepal. Traditionally this surname is related to people expert in cooking and now farmers.

- rabin

Suwal Last Name Facts

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

Suwal (Hindi: सुवाला, Marathi: शुवल) is held by more people in Nepal than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Suwal.

How Common Is The Last Name Suwal? popularity and diffusion

The surname Suwal is the 42,473rd most prevalent last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 594,126 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Suwal reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 513,559th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 295 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Nepal, where it is borne by 11,966 people, or 1 in 2,380. In Nepal Suwal is most frequent in: Bagmati, where 94 percent are found, Koshi, where 1 percent are found and Narayani, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Nepal Suwal occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent are found.

Suwal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Suwal last name are 29.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 76.47% registered to vote for the political party.

Suwal earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.09% less than the national average, earning $39,227 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Suwail91300/
Suwale91104/
Sauwal9139/
Siuwal9111/
Shuwal9111/
Sujwal9110/
Suiwal912/
Szuwal911/
Suwall911/
Suhwal911/
Szuwald8362/
Shauwal8355/
Souwale8328/
Suwalhe8324/
Suhwail8317/
Shuwall8313/
Shuwale8310/
Suwailh832/
Suwaale831/
Souwwal831/
Sauwale831/
Suwaile831/
Shuwail831/
Subal80495/
Suval80247/
Sowal80206/
Juwal80142/
Cuwal8015/
Zuwal8012/
Suwol8010/
Suwał806/
Schuwald77119/
Schuwalt772/
Suhywalt771/
Szuszwal771/
Sauswale771/
Sauval73845/
Juwale73464/
Suvaal73200/
Shuval73120/
Subhal73102/
Suival7388/
Soowal7377/
Suvall7358/
Shiwal7354/
Suvale7347/
Zuwald7344/
Subail7343/
Suswał7343/
Showal7327/
Shubal7326/
Susval7324/
Cauwal7323/
Juwail7320/
Suvail7317/
Souval7317/
Soubal7316/
Saubal7314/
Sowaal7311/
Zuwail737/
Sutval736/
Sowall736/
Subaal736/
Sowail734/
Zuwalt732/
Subeal731/
Sowhal731/
Ssiwal731/
Suwole731/
Juwall731/
Zouwal731/
Suball731/
Shuwol731/
Suibal731/
Couwal731/
Schouwald710/
Showail67927/
Schiwal67110/
Suhweil6787/
Souvall6767/
Schuval6749/
Suvalle6738/
Sjowall6730/
Jauswal6716/
Chauwal6716/
Shuvall6712/
Shouval6710/
Shauval679/
Shubhal675/
Sauvale673/
Sahuval673/
Subhail673/
Soowall673/
Shuvale673/
Soowale672/
Jushual672/
Djouwal672/
Saubhal671/
Chhuwal671/
Jouswal671/
Zhuwall671/
Schowal671/
Shujual671/
Shiwall671/
Suhvail671/
Sujsval671/
Suthval671/
Shaubal671/
Sausual671/
Schuwalowa671/
Soubail671/
Shuweil671/
Shuball670/
Sauvall670/
Showall670/

Suwal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Suwal in the Marathi language
शुवलsuvala-
Suwal in the Hindi language
सुवालाsuvala50
सुवलsuvala50

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Suwal
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