Vowal Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Liberia

Vowal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vowal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India91:85,229,487684,495
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Vowal Last Name Facts

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

Vowal (Bengali: ভাওয়াল, Hindi: वोवल) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vowal? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,730,171st most commonly held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 36 percent of Vowal are found; 36 percent are found in West Africa and 32 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

It is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 85,229,487. In India it is mostly found in: West Bengal, where 67 percent live, Maharashtra, where 11 percent live and Tripura, where 11 percent live. Aside from India it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent live and Liberia, where 21 percent live.

Vowal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Vowal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Vowal surname grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vowal Last Name Statistics demography

Vowal earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.99% less than the national average, earning $28,050 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vhowal911/
Fowal80287/
Vawal80124/
Wowal8012/
Voval8011/
Vewal801/
Vobal801/
Vhoval7384/
Wowale7362/
Bowall7353/
Vawhal7337/
Vhawal7336/
Vovhal7336/
Vovale7313/
Vawale736/
Vaswal734/
Fowale734/
Voveal732/
Fouwal731/
Boiwal731/
Vawahl731/
Vahwal731/
Bowhal730/
Bowhall67246/
Vhovale6777/
Vhawale6735/
Bouhwal6711/
Vawhale6710/
Vovhale676/
Fowhall673/
Whowall671/
Vhovhal671/
Vahwale671/
Vuewall671/
Foewall670/
Woswald670/

Vowal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vowal in the Bengali language
ভাওয়ালbha'oyala-
Vowal in the Hindi language
वोवलvovala-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vowal
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