Unwala Surname

821,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 338 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Unwala Surname User-submission:

This is a surname for shepherds and owners of wool.

Unwala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1811:4,237,930112,703
United States721:5,034,152256,679
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
England11:55,718,059489,080
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Unwala (36) may also be a first name.

Unwala Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a surname for shepherds and owners of wool.

- yazad

Unwala Last Name Facts

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

Unwala (Marathi: उनवाला) has its highest incidence in India. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Unwala? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 821,713th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 21,560,787 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 69 percent of Unwala reside; 55 percent reside in South Asia and 54 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,717,090th most frequently used forename in the world. It is borne by 36 people.

Unwala is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 181 people, or 1 in 4,237,930. In India Unwala is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 83 percent are found, Gujarat, where 5 percent are found and Jharkhand, where 3 percent are found. Besides India this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 11 percent are found.

Unwala Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Unwala surname are 31.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 77.78% registered with the political party.

Unwala earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.08% more than the national average, earning $55,267 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Unwalla92280/
Aunwala921/
Unvala83416/
Inwala8373/
Unwali832/
Unwela831/
Unuala831/
Jinwala77236/
Oonwala7732/
Unvalay7719/
Onwuala7714/
Onwalia779/
Ounbala775/
Unvalla775/
Aunvala772/
Inwalla771/
Gunvala771/
Ujjsinwala751/
Onwualia71110/
Oonwalla716/
Jinwalla715/
Jinnwala711/
Aunwalee711/
Umwali6713,729/
Umbala6769/
Inwola6715/
Unvale6711/
Onwola676/
Invala675/
Unuale673/
Inwela672/
Onwali672/
Onuala671/
Umvala671/

Unwala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Unwala in the Marathi language
उनवालाunavala82.14
ऊनवालाunavala15.48
उणवालाunavala1.19
उनवाळाunavala1.19

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