Tunwal Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

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

Tunwal Surname User-submission:

It is a Hindu surname, probably used by people who believe that they are sons of Lord Vishvakarma. The people who bear this surname are also know as Chejara.

Tunwal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India681:11,280,373208,492
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Tunwal Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is a Hindu surname, probably used by people who believe that they are sons of Lord Vishvakarma. The people who bear this surname are also know as Chejara.

- himanshutunwal

Tunwal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tunwal (Marathi: तुन्वाल) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tunwal? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tunwal is the 2,121,169th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. The last name Tunwal occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Tunwal live; 86 percent live in South Asia and 86 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

This surname is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 11,280,373. In India it is most prevalent in: Rajasthan, where 31 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 19 percent are found and Delhi, where 13 percent are found. Other than India this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tunwall9224/
Thunwall8615/
Tunbal831/
Tunval831/
Tunual831/
Tonwal831/
Tunvald778/
Tunvall777/
Tunnual772/
Tunball772/
Tumwalt770/
Tausenwald751/
Thunvall7171/
Thonwual711/
Tumbal67536/
Tinval6786/
Tonual6745/
Tonval671/
Tonvall6227/
Tumbail6226/
Toumbal6215/
Tinvall624/
Thonval622/
Tumball621/
Tumbahal571/
Tounboul571/
Tumbol50969/
Tümbal504/

Tunwal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tunwal in the Marathi language
तुन्वालtunvala33.33
तुन्वलtunvala33.33
तूनवालtunavala33.33

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