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

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
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
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Tunwal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tunwal (Marathi: तुन्वाल) is found most frequently in India. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tunwal? popularity and diffusion

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

The surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 11,280,373. In India Tunwal is mostly concentrated in: Rajasthan, where 31 percent live, Maharashtra, where 19 percent live and Delhi, where 13 percent live. Apart from India this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
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/
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Tunwal Name Transliterations

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

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