Iqbal Surname

211th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,555,321 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Iqbal 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.

Iqbal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan2,080,8171:8612
Bangladesh185,1031:86185
India75,7831:10,122851
Saudi Arabia50,0861:61634
Indonesia28,0161:4,720590
United Arab Emirates22,0071:41639
England21,1131:2,639344
Afghanistan15,7241:2,045239
Oman11,6681:31635
Sri Lanka11,4751:1,813253
Mozambique7,4161:3,676846
Iran6,7711:11,3401,510
United States6,6121:54,8186,537
Sudan5,6001:6,698972
Kuwait4,2421:89685
Qatar3,1761:74241
Spain2,7631:16,9211,909
Canada2,6731:13,7842,029
Bahrain1,6461:81987
Malaysia1,5331:19,2401,824
Morocco1,1251:30,6454,894
South Africa9151:59,2117,484
Scotland9131:5,864950
Australia6741:40,0535,176
Greece6681:16,5872,302
Norway6261:8,215859
France5381:123,46218,721
Denmark5361:10,531996
Germany4821:167,02419,753
Egypt4581:200,73314,525
Iraq3881:90,2622,826
Thailand3691:191,43231,578
Wales2921:10,5981,186
Singapore2311:23,843932
Sweden2301:42,8123,395
Fiji2201:4,065748
Maldives2031:1,991196
Ireland1951:24,1482,322
Netherlands1611:104,88916,937
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Kenya1471:314,14919,561
Belgium1461:78,74412,427
Japan1381:926,40819,372
New Zealand1381:32,8145,713
Italy1001:611,56756,177
Tanzania941:563,20935,741
Switzerland761:108,06511,329
Portugal661:157,8526,835
China651:21,035,7161,165
Brunei611:6,864951
Ecuador561:284,0338,825
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Austria531:160,66921,171
Libya491:127,428674
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Brazil421:5,097,008130,362
Northern Ireland331:55,9104,502
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Philippines261:3,893,778155,597
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
Russia241:6,005,127248,576
Finland211:261,74820,300
South Korea181:2,846,681560
Guyana171:44,8374,218
Iceland161:23,7561,850
Lebanon151:375,80611,209
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
Liberia111:400,77620,681
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Myanmar91:5,770,887975
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Yemen81:3,303,16216,088
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Honduras51:1,763,2885,823
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Lithuania31:1,011,52932,308
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Comoros11:749,524685
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382

Iqbal (663,939) may also be a first name.

Iqbal 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

Iqbal Last Name Facts

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 found in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Iqbal? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 211th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,852 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Iqbal live; 93 percent live in South Asia and 91 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,474th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 663,939 people.

Iqbal is most frequently used in Pakistan, where it is held by 2,080,817 people, or 1 in 86. In Pakistan Iqbal is most common in: Punjab, where 70 percent live, Sindh, where 12 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 11 percent live. Barring Pakistan Iqbal occurs in 123 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 7 percent live and India, where 3 percent live.

Iqbal Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name 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% registered with the political 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iqubal915,005/
Iqball912,315/
Iqbaal91946/
Aiqbal91128/
Iqhbal91122/
Iqbail9150/
Ioqbal9145/
Ikqbal9143/
Iqqbal9118/
Ihqbal9116/
Iqbasl918/
Jiqbal918/
Iqbgal915/
Hiqbal915/
Iqbhal914/
Iqkbal914/
Oiqbal913/
Iqbale912/
Uiqbal912/
Iqbaul912/
Iqbald912/
Iqbalh912/
Iqbalt911/
Iqbeal911/
Iqcbal911/
Igqbal911/
Eiqbal911/
Izqbal911/
Iquball838/
Iqubaal834/
Iqbaail832/
Iquhbal831/
Iqbalpp831/
Icqubal831/
Iqqqbal831/
Ikbal8039,633/
Eqbal804,691/
Icbal8070/
Iqval8033/
Jqbal8019/
Uqbal806/
Iqbol805/
Iqbalová773/
Equbal731,537/
Ikhbal73608/
Ikbaal7366/
Aikbal7335/
Hikbal7333/
Ickbal7325/
Ikbalh7324/
Ikball7316/
Eqbaal7310/
Iqbool739/
Ikkbal737/
Eikbal736/
Iekbal736/
Ihkbal734/
Ikbale734/
Ikbhal733/
Iquval732/
Hicbal732/
Jqball731/
Icbale731/
Ikbail731/
Ikbaul731/
Eqkbal731/
Yikbal731/
Eqball731/
Eqbhal731/
Ekqubal673/
Etqubal671/

Iqbal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Iqbal in the Bengali language
ইকবালikabala-
Iqbal in the Dhivehi language
އިޤްބާލ‬iqbal-
Iqbal in the Hindi language
इकबालikabala91.15
ईकबालikabala4.46
इक़्बालiqbala0.1
इक्बालikbala0.03
कबालkabala0.02
इक़्बालiqbala0.01
इक़्बलiqbala0.01
Iqbal in the Marathi language
इकबालikabala74.38
इक्बालikbala12.79
ईकबालikabala5.74
बालbala4.37
बलbala0.95
ईक्बालikbala0.71
बाळूbalu0.03
इबालibala0.01
बाळbala0.01
्बालbala0
इक््बालikbala0
बालाbala0
बळbala0
ईक्बलikbala0
इबालाibala0
ईक््बालikbala0
बलाbala0
अबलाabala0
ईबालibala0
बाळुbalu0
आबलाabala0
Iqbal in the Oriya language
ଇକବାଲikabala65.48
ଏକବାଲekabala14.29
ଇକବାଲ୍ikabal8.93
ଏକବାଲ୍ekabal1.79
ଇକ୍ବାଲikbala1.19
ଇଗବାଲ୍igabal0.6
ଇକ୍ବାଲ୍ikbal0.6
ଏକ୍ବାଲekbala0.6
Iqbal in the Arabic language
آقبالaqbal-
أقبالaqbal-
إقبالaqbal-
اقبالaqbal-

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