Bhowal

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Bhowal
PronunciationbHaa- o -aal
Language(s)Bengali
Origin
Language(s)Bengali
MeaningNamed after the Bhawal Estate of British India
Region of originOrigins are in the Padma and Brahmaputra river valley of the old Dhaka, Faridpur, Pabna in modern-day Bangladesh
Other names
Variant form(s)Bhawal
Anglicisation(s)Bhowal

Bhowal/Bhawal is an Indian family name of the Bengali Brahmin and Barujibi caste and Kayasthas. They're found in Assam, North Western to Central Bangladesh and West Bengal.[1] Although the majority of the population migrated to India during the Partition of India in 1947, followed by East Pakistan Genocides of 1950, 1954–1956, 1965, a minority of the population still resides in Bangladesh.[2]

Geographical Distribution[edit]

As of 2014, 2,879 known bearers of this surname were from India out of 3,010 people (approximately) in the World. Others include Bangladesh, United Arab Emirates, U.S.A. etc. where a good number of these people reside.[3]

Further reading[edit]

References[edit]

  1. "हिन्दुओं के प्रमुख वंश, जानिए अपने पूर्वजों को". hindi.webdunia.com. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  2. "South Bengal Herald: Barisal Genocide, 1950 of Hindus remains a permanent scar". 5 July 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  3. "Bhowal Surname Origin, Meaning & Last Name History".


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