Gaal Surname

89,064th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,390 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Somaliland

Gaal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2731:284,72826,498
Netherlands6901:24,4743,985
Kenya4061:113,7449,669
Germany3771:213,54224,140
Austria3761:22,6473,564
Canada3341:110,31611,818
Australia2741:98,52411,165
Somaliland2101:16,668804
Israel1841:46,5096,196
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Hungary1511:65,0086,718
Romania1471:136,58414,745
Sweden1171:84,1606,209
Russia881:1,637,762109,009
England761:733,13240,828
Switzerland621:132,46613,073
Mexico611:2,034,85618,943
Slovakia471:113,54121,338
Brazil361:5,946,509145,792
Philippines341:2,977,595140,497
Slovenia291:85,78210,816
Denmark211:268,79620,394
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Croatia201:211,43024,636
Iran181:4,265,696111,937
Norway171:302,48730,120
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Uruguay111:311,97820,848
India101:76,706,538639,611
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
France81:8,302,840321,660
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

The alternate forms: Gaál (8,322), Gáal (12) & Gaàl (3) are calculated separately.

Gaal (789) may also be a first name.

Gaal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gaal (Arabic: جال, Marathi: गाल, Oriya: ଗୁଆଲ, Russian: Гаал) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Gaál, Gáal or Gaàl. Click here for other potential spellings of Gaal.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaal? popularity and diffusion

It is the 89,064th most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,352,049 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 42 percent of Gaal are found; 31 percent are found in North America and 29 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Gaal is also the 291,751st most common first name in the world It is held by 789 people.

The last name Gaal is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,273 people, or 1 in 284,728. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 13 percent are found, Missouri, where 11 percent are found and Ohio, where 10 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 66 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 13 percent are found and Kenya, where 8 percent are found.

Gaal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gaal has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 9,792 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gaal Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Gaal last name is primarily Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Gaal last name are 9.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56% registered with the political party.

The amount Gaal earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 30.09% less than the national average, earning 241,930 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 39.23% less than the national average, earning R 144,420 per year; in United States they earn 13.6% more than the national average, earning $49,017 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $52,249 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaál928,322/
Gáal9212/
Gaàl923/
Ga'al891,345/
Gahal891,300/
Gaale8975/
Ghaal8956/
Gaall896/
Gaalt890/
Gaald890/
Gal8648,259/
Aal8612,984/
Gahalh8012/
Gaatel802/
Ghaale802/
Kgaale801/
Gaalle801/
Gahall801/
Gale7572,553/
Gall7536,394/
Gaul7514,580/
Aale759,862/
Gail756,000/
Galt753,901/
Galh753,724/
Gahl75959/
Ahal75847/
Haal75439/
Ngal75358/
Ghal75310/
Gayl75200/
Gald75124/
Aall7584/
Galp7549/
Aahl7547/
Aalh7540/
Aail7534/
Gaël7530/
Gajl7527/
Aatl7517/
Gatl7515/
Gaïl7513/
Aaal7510/
Kgal758/
Aalp757/
A'Al755/
Aalt754/
Gasl754/
Ga'l753/
Ggal753/
Gaíl751/
Galì751/
Ağal751/
Qgal751/
Aasl751/
Hgal751/
Gaalová7337/
Gaalova7322/
Gahaile733/
Ghahale731/
Gahalle731/
Gahaale731/
Al6771,408/
Ghale6748,237/
Gayle6727,619/
Galle6718,625/
Gauld673,260/
Gaile671,836/
Gaule671,673/
Gatel67854/
Gatil67653/
Gasle67390/
Haasl67373/
Gaull67328/
Aatil67214/
Ghalh67212/
Aagli67205/
Ghall67191/
Kgale67179/
Gacel67164/
Gallt67150/
Gasel67137/
Gagli67137/
Galhe67130/
Ghail67110/
Gauhl6765/
Gasil6760/
Ngaul6758/
Aalle6748/
Ghald6746/
Gaulė6742/
Gaill6740/
Ghaul6738/
Aasle6732/
Hahal6732/
Gallì6731/
Ahail6730/
Gaisl6726/
Gahul6722/
Haale6719/
Ghayl6715/
Galtt6715/
Aasil6714/
Ngail6713/
Ghasl6712/
Ahall6711/
Ngall6711/
Aajle678/
Gaulp678/
Aallh678/
Nggal677/
Aailh677/
Gauyl676/
Ghalt676/
Aaile676/
Gacil676/
Galhh675/
Ghatl674/
Gatll674/
Uanal674/
Kgald674/
D'Gal673/
Haall673/
Gaylt673/
Gailė673/
Aaild673/
Gaßel673/
Aalhe672/
Galld672/
Gahahale672/
Nghal672/
Ggale672/
Aasel672/
Gheal672/
N'Gal671/
Ghalp671/
Gathl671/
Gaulh671/
Gaild671/
Galht671/
Aatll671/
Ahald671/
Ahasl671/
Gasll671/
Ghahl671/
Gallø671/
Ahalh671/
Aahal671/
A'Ale671/
Gahll671/
Gajjl671/
Qugal671/
Cgald671/
Gallh671/
Gausl670/
Aatel670/
Gallp670/

Gaal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gaal in the Marathi language
गालgala-
Gaal in the Oriya language
ଗୁଆଲgu'ala50
ଗଅଲga'ala50
Gaal in the Russian language
Гаалgaal-
Gaal in the Arabic language
جالjal-
غييلghyyl-
غيالghyal-

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Gaal Reference & Research

Gaul DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Gaul FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Gaal
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