Where Does The Last Name Gál Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Gál occurs in Hungary more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Gal, Gáľ, Gàl or Gaľ. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gál? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 19,455^th most frequently used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 258,378 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gál are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 88 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe. Gál is also the 1,840,253^rd most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 32 people.

The surname Gál is most commonly held in Hungary, where it is held by 24,798 people, or 1 in 396. In Hungary it is most frequent in: Pest County, where 15 percent are found, Budapest, where 13 percent are found and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Hungary this surname is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 6 percent are found and Romania, where 5 percent are found.