Goyal Surname

2,163rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 253,750 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Goyal Surname User-submission:

Agrasen divided his kingdom among his 18 children, resulting in eighteen Agrawal gotras. Goyal or alternative the, goel is one of the gotra of the Agrawal community. Literally, agrawal means the 'children of Agrasena' or the 'people of Agroha', a city in ancient Kuru Panchala, near Hisar in Haryana region said to be founded by Agrasena.

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Goyal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India242,4001:3,164307
United States3,1321:115,72812,496
Nepal1,6201:17,581886
Philippines1,2271:82,50914,286
United Arab Emirates9871:9,2831,166
England6321:88,1619,571
Canada5351:68,8707,911
Thailand5301:133,28020,558
Saudi Arabia5171:59,6828,852
Australia2951:91,51110,486
Singapore2781:19,812801
Hong Kong2391:30,692530
Oman1701:21,6941,938
Kuwait1541:24,6803,145
Malaysia1481:199,28511,752
Bahrain1321:10,2171,962
Qatar1001:23,5802,513
New Zealand861:52,6558,408
Japan711:1,800,62426,471
France621:1,071,334116,831
Germany621:1,298,47582,291
Poland301:1,266,95880,461
China271:50,641,5392,733
Scotland261:205,91610,908
Pakistan241:7,443,49540,927
Finland191:289,30021,660
Wales181:171,91811,581
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Puerto Rico111:322,7402,767
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Iceland101:38,0092,599
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Norway61:857,04855,549
Trinidad and Tobago51:272,79511,064
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Bhutan41:154,010967
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Guam11:160,1214,893
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210

Goyal (2,927) may also be a first name.

Goyal Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Agrasen divided his kingdom among his 18 children, resulting in eighteen Agrawal gotras. Goyal or alternative the, goel is one of the gotra of the Agrawal community. Literally, agrawal means the 'children of Agrasena' or the 'people of Agroha', a city in ancient Kuru Panchala, near Hisar in Haryana region said to be founded by Agrasena.

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Goyal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Goyal (Arabic: جويال, Bengali: গোয়াল, Hindi: गोयल, Marathi: गोयल, Oriya: େଗାୟଲ, Russian: Гойал) is most common in India. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Goyal? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,163rd most frequent surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 28,719 people. The surname Goyal occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Goyal are found; 96 percent are found in South Asia and 96 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 134,142nd most widely held forename internationally, held by 2,927 people.

The last name is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 242,400 people, or 1 in 3,164. In India Goyal is most common in: Uttar Pradesh, where 26 percent are found, Delhi, where 14 percent are found and Haryana, where 14 percent are found. Outside of India this last name is found in 92 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Nepal, where 1 percent are found.

Goyal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Goyal last name are 0.94% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.29% registered with the party.

The amount Goyal earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning 253,658 kr per year; in United States they earn 38.04% more than the national average, earning $59,561 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.85% more than the national average, earning $67,000 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghoyal911,962/
Goyale91145/
Gouyal9127/
Goyall9111/
Gooyal916/
Gohyal913/
Ggoyal911/
Goyl891,995/
Oyal89682/
Goyault83130/
Ghoyale835/
Ghoyald830/
Goyel804,824/
Gayal801,295/
Goyol80828/
Hoyal80408/
Goyle80282/
Oyale80211/
Goyil80146/
Gojal80104/
Ngoyl8072/
Giyal8033/
Geyal8019/
Yoyal809/
Goial805/
Ouyal801/
Ioyal801/
Goyld801/
Goysl801/
Goyyl801/
Ghoyl801/
Goeyl801/
Oyall800/
Oyalt800/
Oyl7529/
Goihal73183,996/
Ghayal738,767/
Gayale73151/
Gauyal73121/
Giyale7352/
Ghoyel7342/
Gojale7340/
Goytil7312/
Goyele737/
Gheyal735/
Ghojal735/
Hoyale732/
Ghuyal732/
Goujal732/
Gahyal731/
Gohial731/
Oyalle731/
Yoyall731/
Gouyel731/
Goheal731/
Guyyal731/
Geyale731/
O'Yale731/
Goyile731/
Gayalt730/
Gouyld730/
Goel6789,373/
Ayal6719,372/
Gaul6714,580/
Yoal678,311/
Gail676,000/
Gael673,168/
Eyal672,966/
Geal67786/
Goul67743/
Ojal67725/
Iyal67666/
Goil67573/
Geyl67516/
Uyal67428/
Ghayale67428/
Oyel67334/
Gayl67200/
Oyil67166/
Hoyl67130/
Oyol6796/
Ohyl6785/
Oyle6756/
Yoyl6754/
Goylova6730/
Gajl6727/
Gouyele6713/
Géal6713/
Ghoujal6712/
Ghoihal679/
Oial675/
Yyal675/
Yjal672/
Goyelle672/
Ghayhal671/
Goihale671/
Gayault671/
Gaíl671/
Goujale671/
Goihalp671/
Guiyale671/
Uoyl671/
Oiyl671/
Ooyl671/

Goyal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Goyal in the Hindi language
गोयलgoyala99.23
गोयालgoyala0.3
गॊयलgoyala0.03
यलyala0.02
गोय़लgoyala0.01
गोपालgopala0
गेयलgeyala0
चोयलcoyala0
गायलgayala0
गोयनgoyana0
गोयजgoyaja0
दयालdayala0
गोयल्goyal0
कोयलkoyala0
गोयल़goyala0
मोयलmoyala0
गॉयलgoyala0
Goyal in the Marathi language
गोयलgoyala97.94
गोयालgoyala0.5
गोयळgoyala0.33
गोयाळgoyala0.24
गोपालgopala0.11
यलyala0.08
गोपलgopala0.07
गोपाळgopala0.05
गोयेलgoyela0.03
गोयाgoya0.03
गोलाgola0.02
गोयाजgoyaja0.02
मोयलोmoyalo0.02
ग़ोयलgoyala0.02
गायलgayala0.02
गोयाऴgoyala0.02
्गोयलgoyala0.02
गोय़लgoyala0.02
गोयरgoyara0.02
गोयजgoyaja0.02
Goyal in the Bengali language
গোয়ালgoyala86.67
গোয়েলgoyela13.33
Goyal in the Oriya language
େଗାୟଲegayala78.94
େଗାୟାଲegayala10.2
େଗାଏଲega'ela5.1
େଗାୟଳegayala2.22
ଗୟଲgayala0.89
େଗାୟଲ୍egayal0.22
Goyal in the Russian language
Гойалgojal-
Goyal in the Arabic language
جويالjwyal-

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