Lal Forename
808th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 1,071,948 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Afghanistan
Lal Forename User-submission:
Lal (Persian: لعل, Hindi: लाल, Bengali: লাল, Urdu: لال, Pashto: Lāl) is an Indo-Iranian surname and given name, which means 'darling', 'precious', or 'beloved', from the Sanskrit lala ('cajoling'). In addition, Lal means 'garnet' or 'ruby' in Persian, 'ruby' in Pashto, and 'red' in Hindustani and Bengali.
Read More About This ForenameLal Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 89% | 567,744 | 1:2,140 | 205 |
| Pakistan | 70% | 358,544 | 1:542 | 77 |
| Afghanistan | 57% | 92,988 | 1:351 | 36 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 18,456 | 1:1,127 | 206 |
| Bangladesh | 69% | 7,240 | 1:22,025 | 2,447 |
| Iran | 100% | 6,587 | 1:11,917 | 857 |
| Myanmar | - | 4,200 | 1:12,369 | 372 |
| Oman | 96% | 3,288 | 1:1,250 | 194 |
| Qatar | 100% | 2,372 | 1:999 | 66 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 1,932 | 1:3,702 | 431 |
| Bhutan | 81% | 1,743 | 1:473 | 79 |
| Sudan | 100% | 1,586 | 1:23,838 | 2,295 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 991 | 1:31,092 | 3,837 |
| United States | 100% | 912 | 1:397,519 | 11,330 |
| England | 100% | 861 | 1:64,579 | 2,799 |
| Malaysia | 90% | 373 | 1:81,635 | 6,078 |
| Kuwait | - | 332 | 1:11,401 | 1,352 |
| Canada | 100% | 214 | 1:154,829 | 6,552 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 140 | 1:9,724 | 1,451 |
| Thailand | 56% | 130 | 1:538,968 | 25,018 |
| Nepal | 100% | 128 | 1:222,557 | 9,133 |
| Bahrain | - | 118 | 1:11,429 | 1,802 |
| Indonesia | - | 93 | 1:2,773,803 | 130,249 |
| Turkey | 98% | 84 | 1:926,211 | 9,566 |
| Australia | - | 78 | 1:175,098 | 4,767 |
| Greece | 100% | 63 | 1:173,564 | 3,763 |
| Azerbaijan | 90% | 53 | 1:181,942 | 6,112 |
| New Zealand | - | 53 | 1:85,586 | 3,840 |
| Cambodia | 71% | 47 | 1:346,241 | 8,696 |
| Iraq | 100% | 39 | 1:897,894 | 7,740 |
| Denmark | - | 38 | 1:148,671 | 3,717 |
| Philippines | 67% | 29 | 1:3,655,499 | 69,130 |
| Russia | 86% | 26 | 1:5,547,450 | 26,027 |
| Norway | 100% | 22 | 1:233,288 | 5,551 |
| Sweden | 82% | 19 | 1:518,837 | 13,099 |
| Mauritania | 86% | 18 | 1:227,513 | 6,417 |
| Singapore | 100% | 18 | 1:349,281 | 9,934 |
| Ukraine | 93% | 18 | 1:2,527,773 | 5,844 |
| South Africa | 86% | 17 | 1:3,207,803 | 80,389 |
| Spain | 100% | 15 | 1:3,101,998 | 13,742 |
| Netherlands | 64% | 14 | 1:1,207,292 | 18,951 |
| Austria | 100% | 13 | 1:654,939 | 5,517 |
| Brazil | - | 12 | 1:17,853,013 | 181,068 |
| Italy | 69% | 12 | 1:5,088,508 | 23,387 |
| Ireland | 100% | 11 | 1:422,138 | 6,488 |
| Belgium | 100% | 11 | 1:1,044,549 | 12,446 |
| Germany | 59% | 11 | 1:8,788,898 | 31,109 |
| Jamaica | - | 11 | 1:262,112 | 7,926 |
| Guyana | 100% | 10 | 1:76,326 | 6,296 |
| Hong Kong | - | 10 | 1:775,272 | 5,181 |
| Papua New Guinea | 56% | 10 | 1:815,231 | 57,976 |
| Scotland | 100% | 10 | 1:535,037 | 6,544 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 10 | 1:821,350 | 10,525 |
| Fiji | - | 9 | 1:99,153 | 1,900 |
| France | 100% | 9 | 1:7,385,593 | 25,788 |
| Ghana | - | 9 | 1:2,998,468 | 5,965 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 9 | 1:1,971,872 | 15,474 |
| Morocco | 100% | 9 | 1:3,816,515 | 8,291 |
| Poland | 59% | 9 | 1:4,225,235 | 4,388 |
| South Sudan | 100% | 9 | 1:1,283,447 | 1,308 |
| Wales | 100% | 9 | 1:343,812 | 5,087 |
| Aruba | - | 8 | 1:12,972 | 1,901 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 7 | 1:3,395,669 | 64,613 |
| China | - | 6 | 1:227,675,964 | 74,319 |
| Maldives | - | 6 | 1:72,317 | 2,029 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 5 | 1:35,512,872 | 242,191 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 5 | 1:6,040,379 | 77,223 |
| Yemen | - | 5 | 1:5,259,350 | 4,986 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 4 | 1:4,594,867 | 56,462 |
| Egypt | 100% | 4 | 1:22,975,236 | 27,891 |
| Ethiopia | 50% | 4 | 1:24,390,033 | 19,296 |
| Madagascar | - | 4 | 1:5,907,352 | 4,093 |
| Panama | - | 4 | 1:976,639 | 21,104 |
| South Korea | - | 4 | 1:1,386,105 | 20,690 |
| Benin | - | 3 | 1:3,525,281 | 51,145 |
| Finland | 100% | 3 | 1:1,827,728 | 14,078 |
| Vietnam | 100% | 3 | 1:30,874,371 | 5,995 |
| Armenia | 100% | 2 | 1:1,459,376 | 10,220 |
| Belize | 100% | 2 | 1:177,154 | 5,935 |
| Brunei | - | 2 | 1:209,785 | 2,478 |
| Japan | - | 2 | 1:63,993,028 | 72,606 |
| Jordan | 86% | 2 | 1:4,413,387 | 8,826 |
| Kenya | - | 2 | 1:23,153,555 | 56,680 |
| Mexico | 100% | 2 | 1:62,072,214 | 96,650 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | 1:1,843,146 | 3,737 |
| Albania | 100% | 1 | 1:3,046,570 | 49,159 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| Belarus | 100% | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Bermuda | - | 1 | 1:64,826 | 2,481 |
| Cameroon | - | 1 | 1:21,610,503 | 119,836 |
| Chad | - | 1 | 1:13,598,398 | 15,363 |
| Chile | 100% | 1 | 1:17,607,208 | 48,996 |
| Colombia | - | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| Georgia | - | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Guatemala | - | 1 | 1:16,108,429 | 13,998 |
| Guernsey | - | 1 | 1:63,331 | 901 |
| Haiti | - | 1 | 1:10,726,953 | 41,696 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Lesotho | - | 1 | 1:2,039,997 | 47,971 |
| North Macedonia | - | 1 | 1:2,090,757 | 15,787 |
| Mali | 100% | 1 | 1:16,977,755 | 8,714 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Niger | 100% | 1 | 1:19,183,994 | 77,442 |
| Paraguay | - | 1 | 1:7,236,805 | 16,549 |
| Peru | 100% | 1 | 1:31,791,454 | 110,866 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 1 | 1:177,815 | 8,104 |
| Saint Martin | - | 1 | 1:35,746 | 277 |
| Somalia | - | 1 | 1:13,525,867 | 7,760 |
| Suriname | - | 1 | 1:552,811 | 5,457 |
| Tajikistan | - | 1 | 1:8,374,922 | 7,831 |
| Togo | - | 1 | 1:7,239,239 | 8,047 |
| Uganda | - | 1 | 1:40,956,920 | 131,348 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
| Uzbekistan | - | 1 | 1:30,786,440 | 17,476 |
| Zambia | - | 1 | 1:15,854,794 | 66,637 |
The alternate forms: Lâl (4) are calculated separately.
Lal (6,087,364) may also be a surname.
Lal Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Lal (Persian: لعل, Hindi: लाल, Bengali: লাল, Urdu: لال, Pashto: Lāl) is an Indo-Iranian surname and given name, which means 'darling', 'precious', or 'beloved', from the Sanskrit lala ('cajoling'). In addition, Lal means 'garnet' or 'ruby' in Persian, 'ruby' in Pashto, and 'red' in Hindustani and Bengali. The name Lal may refer to mainly Kayastha
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Lal Demographics
Average Male Lal Height
170.29 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 42 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Phonetically Similar Names
Lal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lal in the Russian language | ||
| Лал | lal | - |
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