Baykal Surname
Approximately 21,600 people bear this surname
Baykal Surname User-submission:
The surname Baykal is of Turkish origin, commonly derived from the Turkic words 'bay' (rich, wealthy, or lord) and 'köl' (lake), suggesting a 'rich lake' or a, landowner.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 20,850 | 1:3,732 | 527 |
| Germany | 153 | 1:526,179 | 44,202 |
| Russia | 151 | 1:954,457 | 74,620 |
| United States | 136 | 1:2,665,139 | 160,299 |
| England | 52 | 1:1,071,501 | 51,923 |
| Sweden | 40 | 1:246,169 | 17,052 |
| Northern Cyprus | 38 | 1:8,395 | 2,026 |
| Belgium | 27 | 1:425,802 | 43,971 |
| Netherlands | 23 | 1:734,225 | 57,169 |
| Austria | 16 | 1:532,215 | 49,801 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Bulgaria | 8 | 1:872,363 | 31,900 |
| Kazakhstan | 7 | 1:2,526,071 | 102,287 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
Baykal (1,413) may also be a first name.
Baykal Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Baykal is of Turkish origin, commonly derived from the Turkic words 'bay' (rich, wealthy, or lord) and 'köl' (lake), suggesting a 'rich lake' or a, landowner. It is geographically associated with the region around Lake Baikal in Siberia and may also relate to the Mongolian word 'baigal' for nature.
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Baykal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Baykal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Baykal (Russian: Байкал) is found most frequently in Turkey. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Baykal click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Baykal? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 24,978th most frequent last name globally It is held by around 1 in 337,386 people. The last name Baykal is mostly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Baykal live; 82 percent live in West Asia and 82 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Baykal is also the 207,787th most commonly used forename world-wide, borne by 1,413 people.
It is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is held by 20,850 people, or 1 in 3,732. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 20 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 9 percent are found and Izmir Province, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Turkey this surname is found in 42 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent are found and Russia, where 1 percent are found.
Baykal Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Baykal surname are 12.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.26% registered with the political party.
Baykal earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.3% more than the national average, earning $43,709 USD per year.
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Baykal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Baykal in the Russian language | ||
| Байкал | bajkal | - |
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