# Raval (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/raval/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,453 |
| US rank (2010) | 18,835 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 212,488 people |
| Change since 2000 | +57% (925 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Indian surname of Punjabi origin, Arora and Sikh name from a clan name derived from ਰਾਵਾ (rāvā, “commander, king”) (from ਰਾਜਾ (rājā)), with the adjectival suffix [script needed] (-l).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Raval in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 2.3% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 94% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |

## Similar surnames

Raphael, Rafael, Ravelo, Ripley, Roybal, Ruble, Riffle, Revell, Ripple, Revilla, Rebello, Ruppel.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.