Iqabal Surname

418,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 831 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Qatar

Iqabal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iqabal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan3751:476,3848,375
India2301:3,335,06796,460
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Botswana41:546,73222,624
England31:18,572,686338,250
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Iqabal (958) may also be a first name.

Iqabal Last Name Facts

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

Iqabal (Hindi: इक़बाल, Marathi: इकबाल, Oriya: ଇକବାଲ) is more commonly found in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Iqabal.

How Common Is The Last Name Iqabal? popularity and diffusion

The surname Iqabal is the 418,171st most widely held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 8,769,610 people. Iqabal occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Iqabal are found; 73 percent are found in South Asia and 47 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 260,722nd most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 958 people.

It is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is carried by 375 people, or 1 in 476,384. In Pakistan Iqabal is mostly concentrated in: Punjab, where 41 percent are found, Sindh, where 39 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 12 percent are found. Other than Pakistan this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in India, where 28 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 24 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iquabal9251/
Iqkabal921/
Ishqabal861/
Iquaball861/
Ikabal8324,437/
Eqabal8347/
Iqaval8312/
Iqebal839/
Icabal834/
Iqawal831/
Iquebal77746/
Aikabal7787/
Equabal7740/
Ikhabal774/
Uikabal774/
Ikkabal774/
Ikabaal773/
Eikabal772/
Iekabal772/
Ikabale772/
Iqkaval771/
Iscabal771/
Iquebhal711/
Ikabahal711/
Iqueball711/
Ekabal676,043/
Ikaval673,075/
Ikawal6775/
Ukabal679/
Eqebal675/
Ikebal674/
Eqaval673/
Ecabal672/
Ikobal671/
Aikaabale671/

Iqabal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Iqabal in the Oriya language
ଇକବାଲikabala-
Iqabal in the Hindi language
इक़बालiqabala86.46
इकबालikabala12.56
इकवालikavala0.49
एकबालekabala0.33
इक़ाबालiqabala0.16
Iqabal in the Marathi language
इकबालikabala57.35
इक़बालiqabala20.59
ईकबालikabala5.88
बालbala5.88
इक़बलiqabala4.41
एकबालekabala1.47
ईऴबालilabala1.47
ईतबालitabala1.47

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Footnotes

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