Iskal Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Niger

Iskal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iskal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia561:2,361,593141,864
Philippines311:3,265,749145,701
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Niger111:1,744,72934,351
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

The alternate forms: İşkal (258) are calculated separately.

Iskal (113) may also be a first name.

Iskal Last Name Facts

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

Iskal (Hindi: इस्काल, Marathi: कल, Russian: Искал) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: İşkal. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iskal? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,658,108th most widely held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. The last name Iskal is predominantly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Iskal reside; 82 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 80 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 881,625th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 113 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 2,361,593. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: South Sulawesi, where 55 percent reside, West Sumatra, where 36 percent reside and Central Sulawesi, where 5 percent reside. Not including Indonesia this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 26 percent reside and Malaysia, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
İşkal93258/
Iskeal916/
Iskail913/
Ishkal912/
Iskale911/
Hiskail8313/
Hiskeal831/
İçkal80206/
Iscal80140/
Eskal8090/
Uskal8043/
Iskol8026/
Isqal801/
Iskalova7730/
Haiskall770/
Işıkal73175/
İçkale7396/
Ushkal7358/
Huskal7336/
Iskold7319/
Eskald7312/
Eshkal739/
Ishqal734/
Iskeil732/
Iscaal732/
Iscale731/
Hiskol731/
Eskale731/
Giscal731/
Eskeal731/
Iskole731/
Eizkal730/
Ishkalova714/
Esskale67239/
Heskale67170/
Ahıskal6743/
Hizkeal6737/
Heskeal674/
Hizkail672/
Heshkal672/
Ichkale671/
Ischeal671/
Edskail671/
Aisekol671/
Eiscaal671/

Iskal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Iskal in the Marathi language
कलkala-
Iskal in the Hindi language
इस्कालiskala50
इस्कलiskala50
Iskal in the Russian language
Искалiskal-

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