Embal Surname

1,202,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Embal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Embal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1571:644,82967,939
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Mauritania71:584,98020,004
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France21:33,211,361423,184
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Embal (169) may also be a first name.

Embal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Embal (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻣﺒﻞ, Hindi: एम्बल) is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Embal? popularity and diffusion

The last name Embal is the 1,202,518th most widely held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 37,181,357 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 87 percent of Embal are found; 85 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 51 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 703,581st most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 169 people.

The last name Embal is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 157 people, or 1 in 644,829. In The Philippines it is mostly found in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 57 percent live, Zamboanga Peninsula, where 25 percent live and Soccsksargen, where 12 percent live. Barring The Philippines Embal occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 6 percent live and Malaysia, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Embale914,385/
Gembal91423/
Yembal91105/
Hembal9175/
Eimbal914/
Eambal914/
Emball912/
Jembal911/
Hembale8324/
Embeale8316/
Emballe8311/
Yembale835/
Jembale831/
Gembail831/
Eimbale831/
Gemball831/
Giembal831/
Embault831/
Hiembal830/
Ambal803,247/
Embol80577/
Ombal80413/
Imbal80238/
Enbal804/
Emual804/
Ymbal802/
Isembale77103/
Heimbald771/
Embeault771/
Hombal733,839/
Embole73622/
Hambal73568/
Imbale73529/
Gimbal73514/
Gembol73130/
Jimbal73102/
Jembol7331/
Henbal7329/
Ambaal7320/
Emvall7320/
Aimbal7314/
Amball7314/
Yombal7310/
Yimbal7310/
Ambail737/
Ambhal734/
Emmual733/
Emboul733/
Yembol733/
Emnual733/
Hymbal733/
Aambal732/
Eenbal732/
Jmbale732/
Ambalh732/
Eanbal731/
Enbahl731/
Enball731/
Omball731/
Gembał731/
Aembol731/
Emwald730/
Himbal730/
Ambahl730/
Hembalová7114/
Gimbhal673,622/
Jhimbal67280/
Hemwall67117/
Jimbale67103/
Jimbhal67101/
Emboule6762/
Himbale6712/
Gimball6712/
Hamball677/
Genbeal677/
Gemvall677/
Hombhal673/
Eanbald673/
Yemboul672/
Imbeaul672/
Hembold671/
Hemboll671/
Hembolt671/
Jmbhale671/
Imbhale671/
Homball671/
Himbaal671/
Haimbal671/
Aimball671/
Hambail671/
Imbaale671/
Hombeal671/
Jimbail671/
Heinbal671/
Isimbal671/
Yimbale671/
Yembole671/
Gaimbal671/
Ahambal671/
Ambaall671/
Enbeale671/
Emmuall671/
Himball670/
Heimbol670/

Embal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Embal in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺃﻣﺒﻞambl-
Embal in the Hindi language
एम्बलembala-

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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 Embal
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