View the most religious surnames in Lebanon

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

The surname Iqbal (Arabic: آقبال, Bengali: ইকবাল, Dhivehi: އިޤްބާލ‬, Hindi: इकबाल, Marathi: इकबाल, Oriya: ଇକବାଲ) is carried by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

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

Iqbal is the 211^th most widely held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,852 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Iqbal are found; 93 percent are found in South Asia and 91 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,474^th most commonly held given name at a global level, held by 663,939 people.

It is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is held by 2,080,817 people, or 1 in 86. In Pakistan Iqbal is mostly concentrated in: Punjab, where 70 percent are found, Sindh, where 12 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 11 percent are found. Besides Pakistan this surname is found in 123 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 7 percent are found and India, where 3 percent are found.

Iqbal Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Melkite Greek Catholic (58%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Iqbal last name are 6.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.94% being registered with the party.

The amount Iqbal earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 72.88% less than the national average, earning €8,145 per year; in Norway they earn 4.27% more than the national average, earning 360,844 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 2.8% less than the national average, earning R 230,976 per year; in United States they earn 15.54% more than the national average, earning $49,853 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.26% less than the national average, earning $49,058 CAD per year.