Family name Kotwal (Kotwal 
) , all around the world, is a common cognomen. The cognomen Kotwal is habitual in India, where it is quite a rare surname, Afghanistan, and United Arab Emirates. In absolute terms, the name is most common in India, Afghanistan, and Saudi Arabia. Much less frequently, Kotwal is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Kotwal | Afghanistan, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, India |
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ashutosh kotwal Indian physicist, IN (b. 1965) |
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jennifer kotwal actor, Model, IN (b. 1983) |
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| anand bhaskar kotwal Indian businessperson (born 1946, child of Bhaskar Ramchandra Kotwal), IN (b. 1946) |
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| mehboob kotwal Indian songwriter and poet, IN (b. 1953) |
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| ashvin kotwal member of Legislative Assembly from Gujarat (b. 1964) |
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| anupam kotwal researcher (ORCID 0000-0002-4500-8546) |
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| vikram kotwal researcher |
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| zunaid kotwal South African politician, ZA |
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| nidhi kotwal researcher |
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| sandeep kotwal researcher |
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| ashok kotwal economist (University of British Columbia) |
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| kaizaad kotwal Indian actor, IN |
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| urvershi kotwal researcher |
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| bhim singh kotwal Recipient of Vir Chakra, IN |
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| kotwal ramachandra Indian Underworld don |
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