Iquebal Surname

454,357th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 746 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Iquebal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iquebal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
India2501:3,068,26291,248
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432

Iquebal (1,089) may also be a first name.

Iquebal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Iquebal (Hindi: इकबाल, Oriya: ଇକବାଲ) is carried by more people in Bangladesh than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iquebal? popularity and diffusion

The last name Iquebal is the 454,357th most common surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 9,768,828 people. Iquebal is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Iquebal live; 94 percent live in South Asia and 63 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Iquebal is also the 241,864th most frequent first name on earth, borne by 1,089 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 451 people, or 1 in 353,341. Besides Bangladesh Iquebal occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 34 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iquebhal931/
Iqueball931/
Iqebal929/
Equebal8698/
Iquabal8651/
Iquewal865/
Iquibal864/
Esquebal802/
Eaquebal801/
Iquaball801/
Iqabal77831/
Eqebal775/
Iqibal775/
Ikebal774/
Iqybal771/
Equibal71781/
Equabal7140/
Iekabal712/
Ikuewal711/
Equeval711/
Iqkabal711/
Edquibal67399/
Esquibal67332/
Etquibal67117/
Hequibal6796/
Idquival6753/
Esqueval673/

Iquebal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Iquebal in the Hindi language
इकबालikabala-
Iquebal in the Oriya language
ଇକବାଲikabala57.14
ଏକବାଲekabala28.57
ଇକବାଲ୍ikabal14.29

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Iquebal
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