The surname Raval
A surname, carried by 1,453 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex R140
Origin
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).
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How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 1,453 people named Raval in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 212,488 Americans. That is up 57% since 2000, when the Census counted 925.
Who is named Raval
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
94% of people named Raval identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 2.3% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as two or more races.
- Asian and Pacific Islander 94%
- White (not Hispanic) 2.3%
- Two or more races 2.3%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.0%
- Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Raval has the Soundex code R140, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R140.
Questions
- Where does the surname Raval come from?
- 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).
- How common is the surname Raval?
- 1,453 people in the United States had the surname Raval in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 212,488 Americans. It ranked 18,835th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Raval?
- In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Raval identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 2.3% as white (not Hispanic).
- Is the surname Raval getting more or less common?
- More common. 925 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,453 in 2010, up 57%.