Drigpal Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Guyana

Drigpal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Drigpal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa581:934,09859,404
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Guyana101:76,2225,818
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Drigpal (472) may also be a first name.

Drigpal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Drigpal (Hindi: दृगपाल, Marathi: गपाल) is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Drigpal? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,817,111th most widely held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 70,752,873 people. The surname Drigpal occurs predominantly in Africa, where 56 percent of Drigpal live; 56 percent live in Southern Africa and 56 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Drigpal is also the 391,811th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 472 people.

The last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 934,098. In South Africa it is most common in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 100 percent reside. Outside of South Africa Drigpal is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 16 percent reside.

Drigpal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Drigpal last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% registered with the political party.

The amount Drigpal earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 76.01% less than the national average, earning R 57,000 per year and in United States they earn 37.89% more than the national average, earning $59,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Drigpal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Drigpal in the Marathi language
गपालgapala92.31
ीगपालigapala7.69
Drigpal in the Hindi language
दृगपालdrgapala75.33
द्रिगपालdrigapala14.67
द्रगपालdragapala2.67
द्रिग्पालdrigpala2
दृग्पालdrgpala1.67
दृगपलdrgapala0.67
दि्गपालdigapala0.67
द़गपालdagapala0.67
द्गगपालdgagapala0.33
दृ्गपालdrgapala0.33

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Drigpal
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