Gaál Surname

60,530th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,322 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Gaál Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaál Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary7,6121:1,290139
Slovakia6701:7,965814
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
England21:27,859,030389,889
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

The alternate forms: Gaal (5,390), Gáal (12) & Gaàl (3) are calculated separately.

Gaál Last Name Facts

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

Gaál is most common in Hungary. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Gaal, Gáal or Gaàl. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaál? popularity and diffusion

Gaál is the 60,530th most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 875,696 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gaál are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 91 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Hungary, where it is borne by 7,612 people, or 1 in 1,290. In Hungary Gaál is primarily found in: Budapest, where 18 percent live, Pest County, where 10 percent live and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, where 9 percent live. Not including Hungary this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 8 percent live and Czechia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaal925,390/
Gáal9212/
Gaàl923/
Gal8648,259/
Gál8628,205/
Gale7572,553/
Gall7536,394/
Gaul7514,580/
Gail756,000/
Galt753,901/
Galh753,724/
Gáll752,315/
Gahl75959/
Ngal75358/
Ghal75310/
Gayl75200/
Gald75124/
Galp7549/
Gaël7530/
Gajl7527/
Gále7521/
Gatl7515/
Gaïl7513/
Kgal758/
Gasl754/
Ga'l753/
Ggal753/
Gaíl751/
Gáhl751/
Galì751/
Qgal751/
Hgal751/
Gaálová73435/
Ghale6748,237/
Gayle6727,619/
Galle6718,625/
Gauld673,260/
Gaile671,836/
Gaule671,673/
Ga'al671,345/
Gahal671,300/
Gatel67854/
Gatil67653/
Gasle67390/
Gaull67328/
Ghalh67212/
Ghall67191/
Kgale67179/
Gacel67164/
Gallt67150/
Gasel67137/
Gagli67137/
Galhe67130/
Ghail67110/
Gaale6775/
Gauhl6765/
Gasil6760/
Ngaul6758/
Ghaal6756/
Ghald6746/
Gaulė6742/
Gaill6740/
Ghaul6738/
Gallì6731/
Gaisl6726/
Gahul6722/
Ghayl6715/
Galtt6715/
Ngail6713/
Ghasl6712/
Ngall6711/
Gaulp678/
Nggal677/
Gauyl676/
Ghalt676/
Gaall676/
Gacil676/
Galhh675/
Ghatl674/
Gatll674/
Kgald674/
D'Gal673/
Gaylt673/
Gailė673/
Gaßel673/
Galld672/
Nghal672/
Ggale672/
Gheal672/
N'Gal671/
Ghalp671/
Gathl671/
Gaulh671/
Gaild671/
Galht671/
Gasll671/
Ghahl671/
Gallø671/
Gahll671/
Gajjl671/
Qugal671/
Cgald671/
Gallh671/
Gausl670/
Gallp670/
Gaalt670/
Gaald670/

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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 Gaál
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