Igal Surname

109,844th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Igal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Igal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia3,2351:4,158370
Djibouti2001:4,575359
Israel1721:49,7546,556
India1541:4,980,944125,013
Spain1331:351,51920,096
Argentina601:712,39048,679
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Philippines311:3,265,749145,701
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
Turkey251:3,112,85787,657
Sweden251:393,87027,867
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Kenya121:3,848,32540,366
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
England91:6,190,895170,599
Norway61:857,04855,549
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
France31:22,140,907385,998
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Igal (1,653) may also be a first name.

Igal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Igal (Hindi: इगल, Marathi: इगल, Oriya: ଇଗଲ, Russian: Игаль) is more commonly found in Somalia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Igal.

How Common Is The Last Name Igal? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 109,844th most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,720,790 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Igal reside; 82 percent reside in East Africa and 81 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. Igal is also the 189,475th most common given name globally. It is borne by 1,653 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Somalia, where it is carried by 3,235 people, or 1 in 4,158. Beside Somalia this surname exists in 39 countries. It also occurs in Djibouti, where 5 percent live and Israel, where 4 percent live.

Igal Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Igal last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% registered with the party.

The amount Igal earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 72.77% less than the national average, earning R 64,716 per year; in United States they earn 15.95% more than the national average, earning $50,032 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.37% less than the national average, earning $35,090 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Igale892,894/
Ingal892,646/
Aigal89663/
Yigal89248/
Gigal89223/
Igall89129/
Jigal8963/
Igaal8918/
Higal8915/
Iggal8915/
Isgal8914/
Eigal899/
Iqgal899/
Ikgal894/
Igail894/
Iegal893/
Ighal892/
Igaul891/
Iñgal891/
Oigal891/
Ingall801,364/
Igalle80497/
Hingal80240/
Inggal80231/
Jigale80197/
Giggal8057/
Higale8051/
Aigale8046/
Jiggal8037/
Jingal8019/
Gaigal8018/
Ingaal8013/
Gingal8011/
Yingal809/
Eingal807/
Highal807/
Eigale806/
Inghal805/
Igalhe804/
Heigal804/
Yigale804/
Aigail804/
Haigal804/
Uigale801/
Higall801/
Oingal801/
Ighale801/
Hisgal801/
Hiegal800/
Egal7519,301/
Ugal751,272/
Igol75107/
Jgal755/
Ygal753/
Égal751/
Inggall7337/
Inggaal7334/
Haigale7325/
Hisgail7315/
Gaigall7310/
Igalova739/
Higgalt734/
Gighall734/
Ainghal732/
Jinggal732/
Heigale731/
Ginggal731/
Aighale731/
Uikgale731/
Hinggal731/
Gingall730/
Giggall730/
Hingall730/
Egaal671,032/
Igole67939/
Egale67548/
Ingol67497/
Engal67284/
Ughal67255/
Ajgal67152/
Eagal67119/
Yogal6782/
Hugal6780/
Jigalova6780/
Igoil6775/
Aigol6760/
Hegal6759/
Egail6755/
Uygal6752/
Gigol6746/
Eegal6732/
Aygal6725/
Eygal6721/
Eggal6720/
Ugail6719/
Esgal6719/
Ygeal6716/
Uggal6715/
Higol6714/
Gegal6713/
Ighol6711/
Jghal6710/
Isgol678/
Jinghall675/
Uugal674/
Jgail674/
Gaigahal673/
Igoul673/
Jgale672/
Igool672/
Eghal672/
Iggol672/
Eugal671/
Igold671/
Ugall671/
Ugaul671/
Yngal671/
Iegol671/
Egalt670/
Egall670/

Igal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Igal in the Oriya language
ଇଗଲigala80
ଇଗାଲigala20
Igal in the Marathi language
इगलigala75.71
ईगलigala21.43
इगळigala2.86
Igal in the Hindi language
इगलigala66.67
ईगलigala33.33
Igal in the Russian language
Игальigal-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Igal
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