Dougal Forename

163,562nd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 2,113 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Dougal Forename Definition:

A male name. Celtic dubhgal, ‘black stranger’, a name originally given by the Irish to the Danes, whim, later became a common christian name. It is now chiefly used in the Scottish Highlands.

Dougal Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia-4991:27,3701,695
New Zealand-3601:12,6001,208
England
100%
3341:166,4765,254
Scotland
100%
1981:27,0221,159
United States
96%
 
1951:1,859,16431,730
Jamaica-1751:16,4761,511
Canada
100%
1201:276,1119,190
Afghanistan
 
96%
781:418,2507,592
South Africa
100%
451:1,211,83743,310
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
121:9,2981,351
Germany-101:9,667,78833,442
Switzerland
100%
91:912,61111,192
Netherlands
100%
91:1,878,00924,529
Northern Ireland-91:204,7941,831
Thailand
100%
71:10,009,402140,485
Guyana-61:127,2108,948
France-41:16,617,58541,065
Argentina
67%
 
31:14,257,74823,489
Sweden
100%
21:4,928,95452,965
Japan-21:63,993,02872,606
Wales
100%
21:1,547,15412,610
Belgium
100%
21:5,745,02030,381
Brazil-21:107,118,077571,487
Hong Kong-21:3,876,36213,851
Cameroon
50%
 
21:10,805,25286,897
Chile
50%
 
21:8,803,60433,591
Saudi Arabia-11:30,812,56527,537
Zimbabwe
100%
11:15,423,817113,731
Vietnam-11:92,623,11310,484
Venezuela-11:30,201,893231,239
United States Virgin Islands-11:109,7474,493
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
British Virgin Islands-11:31,2501,787
Burkina Faso
100%
11:18,379,469100,219
Cayman Islands-11:61,2992,487
Singapore-11:6,287,05439,645
Senegal
100%
11:14,581,35634,505
Indonesia-11:257,963,6681,335,696
China-11:1,366,055,782109,249
Philippines
100%
11:106,009,477690,015
Estonia-11:1,315,3808,883
Nauru
100%
11:11,927903
Mexico
100%
11:124,144,427140,512
Mauritius-11:1,297,78413,721
Malawi-11:17,112,31024,110
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Ireland
100%
11:4,643,51913,375
India
100%
11:1,214,877,9714,759,450
Italy-11:61,062,09083,289
Isle of Man-11:85,023723

Dougal (2,329) may also be a surname.

Dougal Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A male name. Celtic dubhgal, ‘black stranger’, a name originally given by the Irish to the Danes, whim, later became a common christian name. It is now chiefly used in the Scottish Highlands.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

Dougal Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dougall92363/
Dougald92358/
Dougale9223/
Doungal923/
Doughal922/
Dougasl922/
Doukgal921/
Dougail921/
Dougaal921/
Dugal91370/
Dogal91186/
Dougalle861/
Douegale861/
Dugald831,308/
Dogale83464/
Duggal83204/
Dhogal83132/
Dongal8393/
Dungal8390/
Dukgal8350/
Dugale8341/
Dhugal8339/
Doogal8333/
Daugal839/
Deugal836/
Dugall835/
Dughal833/
Dougol832/
Dugaal832/
Duogal832/
Dugail831/
Dogail831/
Dogald831/
Doghal831/
Dhungal7747/
Dhongal7742/
Dougoul7711/
Dughall7711/
Dougole778/
Dhoghal777/
Dogasel776/
Dhaugal775/
Dhogale775/
Doggale775/
Deugald774/
Dhugald773/
Dugauld772/
Dughald772/
Duigald772/
Dungall772/
Docgail771/
Doghalh771/
Dogacil771/
Deaugal771/
Daugale771/
Dajugal771/
Donghal771/
Donggal771/
Dongail771/
Doongal771/
Doghale771/
Doingal771/
Dhughal771/
Dagal73907/
Dogol73427/
Dugol7330/
Dougoule716/
Dhunghal713/
Doungoul712/
Dhoghale711/
Duckgall711/
Deouguiwala711/
Daugaile711/
Ddougoul711/
Dangal674,021/
Dhagal67304/
Dagalh67179/
Dogole67139/
Dongol6783/
Dagale6762/
Daegal6735/
Daggal6711/
Dagoul677/
Daghal674/
Diegal673/
Daigal672/
Dugold672/
Dagall672/
Doègla671/
Dagald671/
Dogoil671/
Dougoulle671/
Dagaul671/
Dahgal671/
Dakgal671/
Deegal671/
Dañgal671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dougal