Al Sakal Surname

267,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,461 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Jordan

Al Sakal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Sakal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen9691:27,2712,661
Jordan4071:21,7263,122
Lebanon721:78,2935,294
Tunisia61:101,77114,710
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Al Sakal Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Al Sakal Come From? nationality or country of origin

Al Sakal occurs in Yemen more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Al Sakal click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Sakal? popularity and diffusion

The surname Al Sakal is the 267,389th most prevalent family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 4,988,053 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Sakal live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 67 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.

This last name is most widely held in Yemen, where it is borne by 969 people, or 1 in 27,271. In Yemen Al Sakal is primarily concentrated in: Hajjah Governorate, where 96 percent reside, Sana'a Governorate, where 3 percent reside and Ibb Governorate, where 0 percent reside. Excluding Yemen this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Jordan, where 28 percent reside and Lebanon, where 5 percent reside.

Al Sakal Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Al Sakal last name is chiefly Maronite (96%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Saykal942,254/
Al Sakkal947/
Al Shakal941/
Al Sakhal941/
Al Saqal8883/
Al-Sakal884/
Al Sokal881/
Al-Sakkal825/
Al-Saykal821/
Al-Sakhal821/
Al Saiqal821/
Al Sekkal821/
Al Shoukal784/
Al Shakoul781/
Al-Saiqal7120/
Al-Seykal711/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Al Sakal
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