Eqbal Surname

100,660th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,691 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Eqbal Surname User-submission:

It is an Arabic surname, meaning 'good fortune' and 'prosperity', but also the Punjabi meaning of 'power', 'force' and 'one who is strong'. It can also be spelled as Eqbal, Ikbal, or Eghbal.

Eqbal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,6361:468,86623,992
Saudi Arabia1,1131:27,7233,883
Bangladesh8111:196,4946,734
Iran4581:167,64714,256
United Arab Emirates2861:32,0363,458
Qatar1061:22,2452,387
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Pakistan321:5,582,62134,646
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Hungary171:577,42834,558
Oman161:230,4983,970
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
England101:5,571,806158,774
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010

Eqbal (2,939) may also be a first name.

Eqbal Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is an Arabic surname, meaning 'good fortune' and 'prosperity', but also the Punjabi meaning of 'power', 'force' and 'one who is strong'. It can also be spelled as Eqbal, Ikbal, or Eghbal.

- sherry123

Eqbal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Eqbal (Hindi: इकबाल, Marathi: बाल, Oriya: ଏକବାଲ) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eqbal? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 100,660th most frequently held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,553,517 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Eqbal reside; 63 percent reside in South Asia and 35 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 133,807th most frequent forename on earth, held by 2,939 people.

The last name is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 1,636 people, or 1 in 468,866. In India Eqbal is mostly concentrated in: Bihar, where 34 percent are found, Jharkhand, where 17 percent are found and Telangana, where 13 percent are found. Apart from India this last name occurs in 41 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 24 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 17 percent are found.

Eqbal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Eqbal surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% registered with the party.

The amount Eqbal earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.25% less than the national average, earning $37,431 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.22% less than the national average, earning $49,576 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Equbal911,537/
Eqbaal9110/
Eqbhal911/
Eqball911/
Eiqbal911/
Eqkbal911/
Ekqubal833/
Etqubal831/
Aequbal831/
Iqbal802,555,321/
Ekbal807,414/
Aqbal802,284/
Oqbal8055/
Jqbal8019/
Eqval802/
Ecbal802/
Eaquebal771/
Iqubal735,005/
Iqball732,315/
Iqbaal73946/
Ekhbal73291/
Eakbal73151/
Aiqbal73128/
Iqhbal73122/
Ekbaal7362/
Iqbail7350/
Aqubal7348/
Ioqbal7345/
Ikqbal7343/
Aekbal7323/
Iqqbal7318/
Ihqbal7316/
Ekball7314/
Ekkbal7314/
Iqbasl738/
Jiqbal738/
Aaqbal737/
Eikbal736/
Iekbal736/
Hiqbal735/
Iqbgal735/
Iqkbal734/
Aqbaal734/
Ekbhal734/
Aqball734/
Iqbhal734/
Oiqbal733/
Eekbal733/
Hekbal733/
Iqbale732/
Uiqbal732/
Iqbaul732/
Iqbald732/
Equval732/
Iqbalh732/
Iqbeal731/
Iqbalt731/
Haqbal731/
Aqbhal731/
Aqbail731/
Aqqbal731/
Oqball731/
Iqcbal731/
Eckbal731/
Izqbal731/
Jqball731/
Igqbal731/
Iquball678/
Iqubaal674/
Eakball673/
Iqbaail672/
Aekbaal671/
Eskbald671/
Eacbaal671/
Iquhbal671/
Iqbalpp671/
Icqubal671/
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Eqbal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Eqbal in the Oriya language
ଏକବାଲekabala47.37
ଇକବାଲikabala21.05
ଇକବାଲ୍ikabal10.53
ଏକ୍ବାଲekbala5.26
ଅବଦୁଲabadula5.26
ଅକବାଲakabala5.26
ଇକ୍ବାଲikbala5.26
Eqbal in the Marathi language
बालbala46.67
एकबालekabala30
बलbala16.67
ईबालibala3.33
इक़बालiqabala3.33
Eqbal in the Hindi language
इकबालikabala32.69
एकबालekabala32.69
एक़बालeqabala19.23
एक़बालeqabala7.69
एक़्बलeqbala3.85

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