Al Sakal Surname
Approximately 1,461 people bear this surname
Al Sakal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 969 | 1:27,271 | 2,661 |
| Jordan | 407 | 1:21,726 | 3,122 |
| Lebanon | 72 | 1:78,293 | 5,294 |
| Tunisia | 6 | 1:101,771 | 14,710 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
Al Sakal Demographics
Al Sakal Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Al Sakal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Sakal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Al Sakal is held by more people in Yemen than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Al Sakal.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Sakal? popularity and diffusion
The last name Al Sakal is the 267,389th most widespread last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 4,988,053 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Sakal are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 67 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.
The surname is most common in Yemen, where it is carried by 969 people, or 1 in 27,271. In Yemen it is mostly concentrated in: Hajjah Governorate, where 96 percent live, Sana'a Governorate, where 3 percent live and Ibb Governorate, where 0 percent live. Without taking into account Yemen this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Jordan, where 28 percent live and Lebanon, where 5 percent live.
Al Sakal Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Al Sakal last name is chiefly Maronite (96%) in Lebanon.
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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
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