Egal Surname
Approximately 19,301 people bear this surname
Egal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somaliland | 15,394 | 1:227 | 36 |
| Somalia | 1,863 | 1:7,221 | 574 |
| Philippines | 307 | 1:329,766 | 45,361 |
| United States | 301 | 1:1,204,183 | 85,676 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| Djibouti | 225 | 1:4,066 | 333 |
| Germany | 208 | 1:387,045 | 36,194 |
| France | 167 | 1:397,741 | 58,569 |
| England | 110 | 1:506,528 | 32,143 |
| Kenya | 85 | 1:543,293 | 26,596 |
| Canada | 62 | 1:594,284 | 49,093 |
| Sweden | 59 | 1:166,894 | 11,603 |
| Indonesia | 30 | 1:4,408,306 | 217,989 |
| Norway | 27 | 1:190,455 | 22,163 |
| United Arab Emirates | 17 | 1:538,957 | 23,493 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| Malaysia | 15 | 1:1,966,282 | 78,777 |
| Denmark | 14 | 1:403,194 | 27,097 |
| Finland | 13 | 1:422,823 | 27,659 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
The alternate forms: Égal (1) are calculated separately.
Egal (754) may also be a first name.
Egal Demographics
Egal Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Egal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Egal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Egal (Marathi: अॅगल, Russian: Эгал) is more frequently found in Somaliland than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Égal. For other potential spellings of Egal click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Egal? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 27,853rd most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 377,573 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Egal are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 299,270th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 754 people.
The last name is most common in Somaliland, where it is carried by 15,394 people, or 1 in 227. Not including Somaliland this surname exists in 52 countries. It is also common in Somalia, where 10 percent reside and The Philippines, where 2 percent reside.
Egal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Egal has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 5,017 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 11,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Egal Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Muslim (50%) in Kenya.
In The United States Egal are 10.04% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 63.27% being registered with the political party.
The amount Egal earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 42.26% less than the national average, earning 199,812 kr per year; in United States they earn 22.5% less than the national average, earning $33,441 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.71% less than the national average, earning $35,918 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Egal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Egal in the Marathi language | ||
| अॅगल | aegala | - |
| Egal in the Russian language | ||
| Эгал | egal | - |
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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
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- 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 Egal
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