Arekal Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Oman

Arekal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arekal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India811:9,469,943186,993
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Oman11:3,687,97114,390

Arekal (36) may also be a first name.

Arekal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Arekal (Marathi: अरेकल) occurs most in India. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arekal? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,020,555th most common surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 95 percent of Arekal reside; 94 percent reside in South Asia and 93 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,717,090th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 36 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 81 people, or 1 in 9,469,943. In India Arekal is primarily concentrated in: Karnataka, where 42 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 35 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 15 percent are found. Excluding India this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Arekal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arekal in the Marathi language
अरेकलarekala41.86
आरेकलarekala41.86
आरेकळarekala6.98
अरेकलांसीसarekalansisa4.65
आरेकालarekala4.65

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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
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  • 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 Arekal
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