Goal Surname

280,464th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,377 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Grenada

Goal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Goal Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India5611:1,367,31852,907
Egypt3971:231,57616,276
Indonesia1031:1,283,97389,572
United States881:4,118,852221,730
Germany401:2,012,636110,053
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
Taiwan131:1,803,44211,840
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
China91:151,924,6187,954
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
England71:7,959,723202,100
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
France41:16,605,680368,153
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Grenada11:108,5351,793
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Goal (366) may also be a first name.

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Goal Demographics

Goal Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 5 (1901)

Religious Adherence
in Ireland

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Goal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Goal (Bengali: গোল, Hindi: गोयल, Marathi: गोल, Oriya: େଗାଆଲ) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Goal? popularity and diffusion

It is the 280,464th most frequently used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 5,292,335 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 53 percent of Goal live; 41 percent live in South Asia and 41 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Goal is also the 454,857th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 366 people.

Goal is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 561 people, or 1 in 1,367,318. In India Goal is most numerous in: West Bengal, where 22 percent live, Delhi, where 18 percent live and Maharashtra, where 17 percent live. Outside of India it exists in 45 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 29 percent live and Indonesia, where 7 percent live.

Goal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Goal has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 284 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 12 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Goal Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Goal surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

Goal earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 53.99% more than the national average, earning $66,446 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gohal89122,799/
Goual892,313/
Ngoal8984/
Goale8979/
Goeal8950/
Goald8927/
Goail8919/
Goall898/
Goayl898/
Ghoal896/
Go'al894/
Gooal891/
Goalt890/
Oal86172/
Kgoale802,126/
Ghoual80987/
Gouale80474/
Gohail8020/
Gojjal8013/
Ghoalp808/
Goiyal808/
Ghohal808/
Gogial806/
Gohalh804/
Goalle803/
Goyyal803/
Goauld803/
Ngoual802/
Ghoale802/
Kgoall802/
Gohall801/
Gooale801/
Gouald801/
Goualt801/
Goyeal801/
Goatel801/
Goheal801/
Gooall800/
Gaol7527,010/
Ohal754,003/
Hoal75354/
Oual75344/
Oale7548/
Oaul756/
Oald752/
Ooal752/
Oall751/
Oahl751/
Oail751/
Uoal751/
Oalt750/
Goualle7319/
Ghouale737/
Gojhale736/
Ghohale732/
Ghohgal731/
Gouaile731/
Goohall730/
Ouail672,336/
Gahol671,158/
Goyol67828/
Ouale67662/
Ouald67630/
Ouaal67377/
Gojol67364/
Gohol67356/
Houal67218/
Gouaille67197/
Hoald67137/
Hoalt67122/
Gaole6776/
Ojhal6754/
Hoale6741/
Gaual6740/
Ohall6737/
Ohail6732/
Hohal6719/
Oalđe6716/
Gaaol6716/
O'Hal677/
Hoalh676/
Ngaol675/
Oalle675/
Gaoul675/
Oatil675/
Gouol673/
Gaool672/
Oahal672/
Oatel672/
Ojjal672/
Ahgal672/
Ohald672/
Hoall671/
Ohaal671/
Ohalt671/
Ouaïl671/
Oahle671/
Ojial671/
Hhoal671/
Kgaol671/
O'Eal671/
OHeal671/
Uoale671/
Gögal671/
Gógol671/
Ojeal671/
Oaalh671/
Geeal671/
Gaold670/
Goeol670/
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Goal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Goal in the Bengali language
গোলgola-
Goal in the Hindi language
गोयलgoyala75
गोालgoala21.43
लालlala3.57
Goal in the Oriya language
େଗାଆଲega'ala73.33
େଗାଳegala13.33
େଗାଲegala13.33
Goal in the Marathi language
गोलgola31.25
गोयलgoyala25
गोअलgo'ala18.75
गोपाळgopala9.38
गोयळgoyala6.25
गोालgoala6.25
गोपालgopala3.13

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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
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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 Goal
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