Empal Surname

478,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 697 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Empal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Empal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines6311:160,44126,428
Malaysia301:983,14144,226
Cameroon241:865,37858,754
India111:69,733,217610,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Empal (59) may also be a first name.

Empal Last Name Facts

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

Empal (Hindi: एम्पाल, Marathi: इंपाळ) is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Empal? popularity and diffusion

The last name Empal is the 478,963rd most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 10,455,590 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Empal live; 95 percent live in Southeast Asia and 63 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,282,666th most common given name on earth, borne by 59 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is held by 631 people, or 1 in 160,441. In The Philippines Empal is most numerous in: Soccsksargen, where 41 percent are found, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 31 percent are found and Zamboanga Peninsula, where 12 percent are found. Aside from The Philippines Empal exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 4 percent are found and Cameroon, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hempal9120/
Gempal9112/
Empale915/
Empall913/
Emppal911/
Yempal911/
Empaul911/
Hempale8330/
Yempale8323/
Empatil834/
Yempall833/
Empatel833/
Eampall831/
Impal801,284/
Ampal801,048/
Ympal80116/
Empol8075/
Ompal8019/
Enpal804/
Empalova773/
Jeampaul771/
Hempfall771/
Hemphall771/
Yempalle771/
Etimpaul771/
Empole73448/
Gempol73128/
Jempol73123/
Hampal7361/
Ampaul7320/
Imphal735/
Impaal732/
Immpal732/
Yimpal731/
Eampol731/
Impale731/
Empeil731/
Yompal731/
Omphal731/
Amphal731/
Gimpal731/
Himpal731/
Hompal731/
Henpal731/
Eval6712,844/
Ebal671,826/
Hampaul6746/
Einpaul6721/
Jimpaul673/
Aimpale671/
Enpatil671/
Enpatel671/
Jimpale671/
Hempold670/

Empal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Empal in the Marathi language
इंपाळimpala50
पाळpala25
पालpala25
Empal in the Hindi language
एम्पालempala40
एमपालemapala40
एम्पलempala20

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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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  • 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 Empal
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