Cangal Surname
Approximately 495 people bear this surname
Cangal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 372 | 1:2,062,004 | 70,087 |
| Iran | 118 | 1:650,699 | 35,122 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
The alternate forms: Çangal (785) & Čangal (1) are calculated separately.
Cangal (165) may also be a first name.
Cangal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cangal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cangal (Hindi: चंगला) has its highest incidence in India. It may be found as a variant: Çangal or Čangal. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Cangal? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 620,716th most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 14,722,315 people. The last name Cangal is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Cangal live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 75 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 712,876th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 165 people.
The last name is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 372 people, or 1 in 2,062,004. In India Cangal is primarily found in: Gujarat, where 88 percent live, Madhya Pradesh, where 9 percent live and Karnataka, where 3 percent live. Other than India this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 24 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Cangal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cangal in the Hindi language | ||
| चंगला | cangala | 88.89 |
| चांगला | cangala | 11.11 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Cangal
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