Egal Surname

27,853rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,301 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somaliland
Highest density in:
Somaliland

Egal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Egal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somaliland15,3941:22736
Somalia1,8631:7,221574
Philippines3071:329,76645,361
United States3011:1,204,18385,676
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Djibouti2251:4,066333
Germany2081:387,04536,194
France1671:397,74158,569
England1101:506,52832,143
Kenya851:543,29326,596
Canada621:594,28449,093
Sweden591:166,89411,603
Indonesia301:4,408,306217,989
Norway271:190,45522,163
United Arab Emirates171:538,95723,493
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Finland131:422,82327,659
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
China31:455,773,85521,925
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Égal (1) are calculated separately.

Egal (754) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Égal921/
Egaal891,032/
Egale89548/
Engal89284/
Eagal89119/
Hegal8959/
Egail8955/
Jegal8934/
Eegal8932/
Eygal8921/
Eggal8920/
Esgal8919/
Gegal8913/
Eigal899/
Yegal894/
Iegal893/
Eghal892/
Eugal891/
Aegal891/
Egalt890/
Egall890/
Jeghal80411/
Enggal80350/
Hegale80265/
Engall80192/
Egault80149/
Hengal80104/
Yengal8091/
Jegale8024/
Yegale8023/
Jengal8021/
Egalle8014/
Eagale8011/
Eghall8011/
Ejghal8010/
Iegale808/
Jegaul808/
Gegail807/
Eingal807/
Eigale806/
Jeagal806/
Geigal805/
Ehgale804/
Eghale804/
Heigal804/
Gengal804/
Jeggal803/
Gegall803/
Eegale802/
Engail802/
Heugal801/
Eangal801/
Egahal801/
Egheal801/
Yegatl801/
Enngal801/
Egaile801/
Egahle801/
Heegal800/
Hoegal800/
Hiegal800/
Hegall800/
Heagal800/
Ogal754,847/
Igal754,235/
Agal752,168/
Egol75416/
Ögal7570/
Jgal755/
Ygal753/
Jenggal7316/
Jhengal7310/
Enghall739/
Jeughal732/
Ehigale732/
Jeghale731/
Heigale731/
Jheegal731/
Eaghale731/
Egautel731/
Enggahl731/
Yenggal731/
Yeghale731/
Yegghal731/
Enghahl731/
Eagalle731/
Heggall730/
Eangall730/
Gengall730/
Heageal730/
Igale672,894/
Ingal672,646/
Egole67793/
Aigal67663/
Engol67593/
Hagal67371/
Ogail67371/
Aghal67327/
Yigal67248/
Egold67239/
Gigal67223/
Ajgal67152/
Igall67129/
Ogall67119/
Hegol67116/
Hogal67110/
Agalh67106/
Yogal6782/
Aggal6773/
Jigal6763/
Uygal6752/
Oghal6737/
Aygal6725/
Egoul6721/
Igaal6718/
Ygeal6716/
Agall6716/
Higal6715/
Iggal6715/
Isgal6714/
Gegol6713/
Jegol6711/
Agail6710/
Jghal6710/
Iqgal679/
Ogaal677/
Aagal674/
Ikgal674/
Igail674/
Jgail674/
Agaul673/
Jgale672/
Jeaghale672/
Ahgal672/
Ighal672/
Eggol672/
Igaul671/
Jengggal671/
Egolt671/
Eghol671/
Iigal671/
Iñgal671/
Oigal671/
Yngal671/
Eñgol671/
Esgol671/
Oggal671/
Iegol671/

Egal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Egal in the Marathi language
अॅगलaegala-
Egal in the Russian language
Эгалegal-

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Footnotes

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