Around the world, นาวาล (Nawwal 
, นาวาล 
) is a rare predominantly female, but very infrequently male forename. The given name นาวาล is habitual in Thailand, where it is a very rare dominantly female, but uncommonly boy's name, Tanzania, where it is a very rare female name, and Indonesia. Likewise, นาวาล is the last name as well as the forename.