Ikbal Surname

14,060th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39,633 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Ikbal Surname User-submission:

It is an Arabic surname, meaning 'good fortune' and 'prosperity', but also the Punjabi meaning of 'power', 'force' and 'one who is strong'. It can also be spelled as Eqbal, Ikbal, or Eghbal.

Ikbal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh16,5821:9,610809
India12,6251:60,7584,142
Indonesia7,8441:16,8602,081
Morocco1,3291:25,9414,108
Turkey5881:132,34910,807
Malaysia1321:223,44112,908
United Arab Emirates1171:78,3107,074
Kuwait961:39,5914,718
Pakistan561:3,190,06925,212
United States531:6,838,848318,712
Qatar531:44,4914,459
England351:1,591,94567,242
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
France31:22,140,907385,998
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Comoros11:749,524685
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295

Ikbal (89,284) may also be a first name.

Ikbal Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is an Arabic surname, meaning 'good fortune' and 'prosperity', but also the Punjabi meaning of 'power', 'force' and 'one who is strong'. It can also be spelled as Eqbal, Ikbal, or Eghbal.

- sherry123

Ikbal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ikbal (Bengali: ইকবাল, Hindi: इकबाल, Marathi: इकबाल, Oriya: ଇକବାଲ, Russian: Икбал) occurs more in Bangladesh more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikbal? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 14,060th most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 183,876 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Ikbal are found; 74 percent are found in South Asia and 42 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Ikbal is also the 11,268th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 89,284 people.

It is most frequently held in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 16,582 people, or 1 in 9,610. Excluding Bangladesh this surname is found in 50 countries. It is also found in India, where 32 percent live and Indonesia, where 20 percent live.

Ikbal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ikbal last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ikbal earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 33.73% more than the national average, earning $57,704 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.01% less than the national average, earning $44,213 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Aikbal9135/
Hikbal9133/
Ickbal9125/
Ikbalh9124/
Ikball9116/
Ikkbal917/
Iekbal916/
Eikbal916/
Ihkbal914/
Iqkbal914/
Ikbale914/
Ikbhal913/
Ikbail911/
Ikbaul911/
Yikbal911/
Iqbal802,555,321/
Ekbal807,414/
Icbal8070/
Ykbal8023/
Ikbol8010/
Ukbal802/
Ikbalova771/
Iqubal735,005/
Iqball732,315/
Iqbaal73946/
Ekhbal73291/
Eakbal73151/
Aiqbal73128/
Iqhbal73122/
Ekbaal7362/
Iqbail7350/
Ioqbal7345/
Iqqbal7318/
Ihqbal7316/
Ekball7314/
Ekkbal7314/
Iqbasl738/
Jiqbal738/
Iqbgal735/
Hiqbal735/
Ekbhal734/
Iqbhal734/
Ikmpal734/
Oiqbal733/
Eekbal733/
Hekbal733/
Iqbale732/
Iqbaul732/
Hicbal732/
Uiqbal732/
Iqbald732/
Iqbalh732/
Eiqbal731/
Iqcbal731/
Igqbal731/
Izqbal731/
Icbale731/
Hukbal731/
Ikvaal731/
Eckbal731/
Eqkbal731/
Ykbail731/
Iqbalt731/
Iqbeal731/
Ikhbalova711/
Iquball678/
Iqubaal674/
Eakball673/
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Iqbaail672/
Eskbald671/
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Ikbal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ikbal in the Oriya language
ଇକବାଲikabala97.21
ଇକବikaba0.56
ବାଲbala0.28
ଏକବାଲ୍ekabal0.28
ଇକ୍ବାଲikbala0.28
Ikbal in the Hindi language
इकबालikabala97.16
इक्बालikbala1.39
ईक्बालikbala0.05
इक़्बालiqbala0.03
खांkham0.02
कबालkabala0.01
Ikbal in the Bengali language
ইকবালikabala96.81
ইক্বালikbala2.13
ইক্্বালikbala1.06
Ikbal in the Marathi language
इकबालikabala62.15
इक्बालikbala14.31
बालbala14.01
ईकबालikabala4.17
इक्बाळikbala0.4
बलbala0.2
बाळbala0.15
्बालbala0.15
इक्बालाikbala0.1
ईक्बालikbala0.1
कबालkabala0.1
इक्बलikbala0.1
ईक्बाळikbala0.05
कालुkalu0.05
इक्बकikbaka0.05
ईक्बलikbala0.05
इक्बाikba0.05
कबलेkabale0.05
Ikbal in the Russian language
Икбалikbal-

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