Dalal Surname

6,015th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93,865 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Dalal Surname User-submission:

It is an occupational name for a broker, from Arabic dallal meaning 'auctioneer'.

Common in India (Punjab, Goa, Gujarat, and Bombay city): Hindu (Vania), Sikh, Jain, Parsi, and Muslim name. The Jats have a tribe called Dalal.

Dalal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India65,5771:11,697961
Sudan5,0401:7,4421,059
Morocco3,6121:9,5451,331
United States3,0151:120,21912,870
Saudi Arabia2,4651:12,5181,726
Israel1,6941:5,052747
Egypt1,5561:59,0855,599
United Arab Emirates1,2401:7,389939
Kuwait9551:3,980524
Syria9341:20,6651,507
Somalia8331:16,1491,019
England7801:71,4338,181
Jordan6571:13,4592,283
Lebanon6161:9,1511,383
Iraq5971:58,6632,184
Iran5391:142,45412,724
Canada3901:94,47610,305
Bahrain3821:3,530611
Somaliland3791:9,235591
Oman3261:11,3131,394
Palestine2441:18,6433,058
Thailand2371:298,05251,367
Qatar2311:10,2081,127
Australia1551:174,16617,758
Kenya1541:299,86919,047
Yemen1291:204,8478,671
Malaysia1181:249,95114,154
Tanzania891:594,85037,281
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Singapore681:80,9963,278
France681:976,805110,007
Afghanistan671:479,8986,199
Indonesia541:2,449,059145,688
Sweden481:205,14114,201
New Zealand471:96,34713,070
Pakistan431:4,154,50929,278
Zambia411:386,58319,508
Argentina411:1,042,52264,438
Spain371:1,263,56942,239
Denmark321:176,39714,920
Turkey291:2,683,49781,313
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Venezuela131:2,323,39126,733
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
China91:151,924,6187,954
Nepal81:3,560,12010,569
Wales81:386,81619,671
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Tunisia61:101,77114,710
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Senegal51:2,915,8685,479
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Dalal (199,885) may also be a first name.

Dalal Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is an occupational name for a broker, from Arabic dallal meaning 'auctioneer'.

Common in India (Punjab, Goa, Gujarat, and Bombay city): Hindu (Vania), Sikh, Jain, Parsi, and Muslim name. The Jats have a tribe called Dalal.

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Dalal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dalal (Arabic: دلاّل, Bengali: দালাল, Georgian: დალალ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﻻﻝ, Hindi: दलाल, Marathi: दलाल, Oriya: ଦଲାଲ, Russian: Далал, Tibetan: ད་ལལ་) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Dalal click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dalal? popularity and diffusion

Dalal is the 6,015th most common last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 77,639 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Dalal live; 71 percent live in South Asia and 70 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Dalal is also the 5,223rd most frequently used given name globally, borne by 199,885 people.

Dalal is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 65,577 people, or 1 in 11,697. In India it is mostly found in: West Bengal, where 43 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 23 percent are found and Gujarat, where 16 percent are found. Apart from India this last name occurs in 91 countries. It also occurs in Sudan, where 5 percent are found and Morocco, where 4 percent are found.

Dalal Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Dalal surname is principally Muslim (100%) in Kenya and Sunni (43%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Dalal surname are 4.14% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.91% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dalal earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 33.79% less than the national average, earning 229,137 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 67.29% less than the national average, earning R 77,724 per year; in United States they earn 34.09% more than the national average, earning $57,859 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.05% more than the national average, earning $52,688 CAD per year.

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Dalhal919/
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Daulyal831,059/
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Dallaul839/
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Dalalle835/
Dhalial833/
Daillal832/
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Dalialt831/
Dailyal831/
Dolal801,372/
Delal80938/
Dalol8044/
Dhaslall7716/
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Daloul73750/
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Delall7323/
Doolal7322/
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Doulal736/
Dhalol734/
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Delail733/
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Dolall731/
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Dailaille711/
Dalloul677,176/
Dalholt6776/
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Dalhoul6711/
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Daloull677/
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Doolaul674/
Deilall672/
Daloule672/
Dallole671/
Dailoul671/
Dhuilal671/
Dalloyl671/
Dalogli671/
Dalluol671/
Dehlall671/
Dolacel670/

Dalal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dalal in the Georgian language
დალალdalal-
Dalal in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺪﻻﻝaldlal-
Dalal in the Tibetan language
ད་ལལ་dalal-
Dalal in the Bengali language
দালালdalala-
Dalal in the Hindi language
दलालdalala99.26
डालालdalala0.2
दालालdalala0.1
दयालdayala0.05
डा़लालdalala0.05
दलालाdalala0.05
डाललdalala0.05
बालाbala0.05
दललdalala0.05
डललाdalala0.05
दा़लालdalala0.05
Dalal in the Marathi language
दलालdalala98.76
दालालdalala0.1
़दलालdalala0.07
अलकाalaka0.04
डालालdalala0.04
दळाळdalala0.03
दलानाdalana0.03
डलालdalala0.03
दललdalala0.03
दुलालdulala0.02
दळालdalala0.02
रलालralala0.02
दलळdalala0.02
द्लालdlala0.02
दाललdalala0.02
दलाळdalala0.01
दलाdala0.01
दालाल्dalal0.01
िललाilala0.01
लालूlalu0.01
लालlala0.01
Dalal in the Oriya language
ଦଲାଲdalala94.13
ଦାଲାଲdalala2.13
ଦଲାଲ୍dalal1.07
ଦଳାଲdalala1.07
ଦଳଲdalala0.27
ଡଲାଲdalala0.27
Dalal in the Russian language
Далалdalal-
Dalal in the Arabic language
دلاّلdlal-
دالالdalal-
دلالdlal-

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