Sval Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Sval Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sval Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India161:47,941,586492,263
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Šval (2) & Švál (4) are calculated separately.

Sval (109) may also be a first name.

Sval Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sval (Hindi: स्वाल, Marathi: वाल, Russian: Сваль) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Šval or Švál. Click here for other possible spellings of Sval.

How Common Is The Last Name Sval? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,373,373rd most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 74 percent of Sval are found; 47 percent are found in South Asia and 47 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Sval is also the 900,062nd most widespread first name worldwide, held by 109 people.

This surname is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 47,941,586. In India it is most prevalent in: Uttar Pradesh, where 56 percent are found, Jharkhand, where 31 percent are found and Bihar, where 6 percent are found. Not including India this surname occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 12 percent are found and Yemen, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šval922/
Svale89366/
Shval8938/
Svall8925/
Svail8917/
Svalø896/
Jsval894/
Scval891/
Svahl891/
Svalå891/
Svalt891/
Sjval891/
Švál834/
Shvale8022/
Sjvall8012/
Svalhe809/
Åsvall806/
Svacil805/
Sveall804/
Shvald802/
Shvall801/
Svhale801/
Shjval801/
Jshval801/
Schval800/
Sual752,884/
Swal75216/
Sbal7520/
Jval7514/
Zval752/
Svalova731,826/
Sjøvall735/
Svahail731/
Shvalhe731/
Shsvale731/
Schvalt730/
Swale673,594/
Suale673,445/
Shvalova67841/
Sualp67800/
Swall67641/
Swail67631/
Chval67340/
Szwal67243/
Shual6740/
Shwal6736/
Swahl6722/
Jvail6716/
Svold6715/
Sbale6714/
Swalh676/
Jswal675/
Jhval675/
Sbhal675/
Suall675/
Sbaal675/
Shvol675/
Schvalle674/
Sbaul674/
Svole673/
Swalt673/
Suaal672/
Svahlova672/
Svoll672/
Shbal672/
Sualt671/
Swaal671/
Svaleheh671/
Sbayl671/
Swwal671/
Jvall671/
Jjval671/
Cvaal671/
Snpal671/
Shvahail671/
Sehevale671/
Suahl671/
Zvale670/
Sweal670/
Sbald670/

Sval Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sval in the Marathi language
वालvala-
Sval in the Hindi language
स्वालsvala78.79
स्वलsvala21.21
Sval in the Russian language
Свальsval-

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