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{{Infobox surname<br />
| name = Bhowal<br />
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| pronunciation = bHaa- o -aal<br />
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| language = Bengali<br />
| languageorigin = Bengali<br />
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| meaning = Named after the [[Bhawal Estate]] of British India<br />
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| region =Origins are in the [[Padma]] and [[Brahmaputra]] river valley of the old [[Dhaka]], [[Faridpur Upazila|Faridpur]], [[Pabna]] in modern-day Bangladesh <br />
| variant = Bhawal<br />
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| anglicisation = Bhowal<br />
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| family =[[Barujibi]], [[Brahmin]], [[Kayastha]] <br />
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'''Bhowal/Bhawal''' is an [[Indian names#Last names|Indian family name]] of the [[Bengali Brahmins|Bengali Brahmin]] and [[Barujibi]] caste and [[Kayastha]]s. They're found in [[Assam]], North Western to Central [[Bangladesh]] and [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hindi.webdunia.com/sanatan-dharma-history/hindu-dynasty-or-caste-history-116051700021_12.htm|title=हिन्दुओं के प्रमुख वंश, जानिए अपने पूर्वजों को|website=hindi.webdunia.com|access-date=22 December 2020}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://southbengalherald.blogspot.com/2011/07/barisal-genocide-1950-of-hindus-remains.html|title=South Bengal Herald: Barisal Genocide, 1950 of Hindus remains a permanent scar|date=5 July 2011|access-date=22 December 2020}}</ref><br />
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==Geographical Distribution==<br />
As of 2014, 2,879 known bearers of this surname were from [[India]] out of 3,010 people (approximately) in the World.<br />
Others include [[Bangladesh]], [[United Arab Emirates]], [[U.S.A.]] etc. where a good number of these people reside.<ref name="bhowal2014">{{Cite web|url=http://forebears.co.uk/surnames/bhowal|title = Bhowal Surname Origin, Meaning & Last Name History}}</ref><br />
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==Further reading==<br />
* [[Bhawal National Park]]<br />
* [[Gazipur]]<br />
* [[1950 East Pakistan riots]] <br />
* [[Bhawal Badre Alam Govt. College]]<br />
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