Dial Surname

27,829th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,317 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Dial Surname Definition:

A corruption of Doyle.

Dial Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States13,5191:26,8113,361
Senegal1,2351:11,805406
Philippines1,1441:88,49515,403
India6691:1,146,58546,579
South Africa5711:94,88211,585
Morocco5111:67,46811,380
Trinidad and Tobago2891:4,720772
Canada2581:142,81214,673
England1741:320,21923,859
Australia1541:175,29717,847
Algeria1281:301,80929,639
Indonesia1221:1,084,01078,297
France871:763,48093,619
Guyana671:11,3761,644
Iran501:1,535,65060,563
Argentina501:854,86855,754
Colombia231:2,077,13412,400
Pakistan231:7,767,12541,967
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Cambodia131:1,191,3195,802
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Guam81:20,0153,029
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Panama51:782,45211,059
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
Guinea31:3,944,6062,522
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Marshall Islands21:25,9101,967
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Northern Cyprus21:159,5069,062
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England631:386,91123,603
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8661:26,9123,305

Dial (10,232) may also be a first name.

Dial Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A corruption of Doyle.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Supposed corruption of the Irish Doyle, found in England as Doyle and Doil. According to Mr. Bowditch, there is a Mr. Dial living at Davenport, Iowa.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Dial Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dial (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺎﻝ, Hindi: दिआल, Oriya: ଦିଆଲ, Russian: Диал) is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Dial click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dial? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 27,829th most commonly occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 377,261 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Dial live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America. Dial is also the 60,305th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 10,232 people.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 13,519 people, or 1 in 26,811. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 11 percent live, North Carolina, where 10 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 81 countries. It also occurs in Senegal, where 6 percent live and The Philippines, where 6 percent live.

Dial Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dial has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dial last name rose 724 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 276 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dial Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dial surname are 15.53% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.3% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dial earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 38.11% less than the national average, earning R 147,072 per year; in Colombia they earn 73.79% more than the national average, earning $39,453,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.99% less than the national average, earning $39,700 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.11% more than the national average, earning $53,710 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Diale8913,111/
Diall897,337/
Dihal89786/
Diaal8930/
Dieal8929/
Dijal8918/
Dhial8913/
Tdial895/
Diahl894/
Ddial892/
Djial892/
Hdial892/
Dgial891/
Dioal891/
Dialp891/
Diayl891/
Diatel801,512/
Dihale8079/
Dialle8072/
Daiyal8044/
Doijal8035/
Djiale8026/
Dioalh8020/
Deyial806/
Dijale805/
Diallp803/
Diasel802/
Diagli802/
Dihall802/
Dugial801/
Dihaul801/
Dogial801/
Diahle801/
Dialld801/
Dieahl801/
Dagial801/
Dayial801/
Doiyal801/
Dialhe801/
Duhial801/
Deal7535,238/
Dyal757,669/
Diol753,532/
Djal75277/
Déal7522/
Daiyale739/
Dialova739/
Dhagial731/
Dihgall731/
Diahoul731/
Diachel731/
Doijale731/
Diole671,112/
Dehal67883/
Deahl67817/
Dyall67763/
Djale67600/
Djail67536/
Dayol67502/
Deall67322/
Dijol67245/
Djahl67140/
Dyhal67118/
Deeal67104/
Dhyal6736/
Dihol6727/
Dyale6716/
Dyaal6715/
Dioll6711/
Djalt678/
Deoil677/
Deiol674/
Deaol674/
Dieol673/
Diold673/
Djaal672/
Dheal672/
Diallova672/
Dajol672/
Deaal672/
Diool671/
Djatl671/
Djgal671/
Diolt671/
Hdjal671/
Dyahl671/
Djiol671/
Ddyal671/
Dıale671/
Djoil671/
Djall671/
Deaul671/
Dealh670/

Dial Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dial in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﺎﻝjal-
Dial in the Hindi language
दिआलdi'ala-
Dial in the Oriya language
ଦିଆଲdi'ala81.08
ଦିଆଳdi'ala5.41
ଡିଆଲdi'ala2.7
ଦିଆଲ୍di'al2.7
ଦିଆଲତାିdi'alatai2.7
ଦିଆଲତାାdi'alataa2.7
ଦୀଆଲdi'ala2.7
Dial in the Russian language
Диалdial-

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Dial Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - 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
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dial
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