Iqibal Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
England

Iqibal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iqibal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Iqibal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Iqibal (Hindi: इक़िबल) is more frequently found in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Iqibal? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Iqibal is mostly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Iqibal reside; 80 percent reside in South Asia and 60 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.

Iqibal is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 89,321,942. In Pakistan Iqibal is primarily found in: Punjab, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Pakistan this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 20 percent are found and England, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iquibal924/
Icibal839/
Iqebal839/
Ikibal835/
Eqibal831/
Iqybal831/
Equibal77781/
Iquebal77746/
Esqibal770/
Edquibal71399/
Esquibal71332/
Etquibal71117/
Hequibal7196/
Idquival7153/
Iqueball711/
Iquebhal711/
Ikubal6715/
Eqebal675/
Ikebal674/
Uqibol672/
Icival672/
Ikival671/

Iqibal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Iqibal in the Hindi language
इक़िबलiqibala-

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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Iqibal
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