Frequency: (161)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Indian (Gujarat): Hindu (Vishwakarma) name, probably from Sanskrit pāñčāla ‘association of five guilds’ (from pañča ‘five’).
GIVEN NAMES: Indian 93%. Dilip (4), Pravin (3), Ramesh (3), Ajay (2), Anil (2), Harish (2), Harshad (2), Jayesh (2), Madhu (2), Prakash (2), Rajendra (2), Ramanlal (2).
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