Kal Surname

24,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,960 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Belize

Kal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India5,5691:137,7388,797
Afghanistan4,1821:7,688616
South Korea3,5671:14,365115
Turkey3,3001:23,5822,710
Papua New Guinea8901:9,161735
Iran5941:129,26411,842
Cambodia5241:29,5561,510
Pakistan4791:372,9527,225
United States2951:1,228,67487,029
DR Congo2801:263,85624,810
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
Netherlands2691:62,77810,793
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Poland2041:186,31725,374
Israel1411:60,6927,726
Belize1261:2,821585
Indonesia1191:1,111,33879,949
Greece941:117,87019,800
Cameroon791:262,90025,427
United Arab Emirates721:127,25410,508
Brazil651:3,293,45194,173
Ukraine471:968,56891,201
England461:1,211,26256,182
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Malaysia391:756,26235,302
Philippines341:2,977,595140,497
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Northern Cyprus181:17,7234,398
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Taiwan171:1,379,1039,281
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
South Sudan161:713,442947
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Niger111:1,744,72934,351
Paraguay101:723,6758,089
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
France61:11,070,454349,096
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
China41:341,830,39216,990
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086

The alternate forms: Kál (23) are calculated separately.

Kal (23,506) may also be a first name.

Kal Last Name Facts

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

Kal (Arabic: عكل, Bengali: কল, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻝ, Hindi: कल, Marathi: कल, Oriya: କଲ, Tibetan: ཀཱལ་) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Kál. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kal? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 24,590th most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 331,855 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 83 percent of Kal reside; 49 percent reside in South Asia and 25 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 33,527th most prevalent forename internationally, borne by 23,506 people.

This surname is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 5,569 people, or 1 in 137,738. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Assam, where 40 percent live, Madhya Pradesh, where 13 percent live and Tripura, where 12 percent live. Aside from India this surname is found in 101 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 19 percent live and South Korea, where 16 percent live.

Kal Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Orthodox (85%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Kal surname are 12.25% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.02% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kal earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.16% less than the national average, earning $41,785 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.09% less than the national average, earning $42,185 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kál8923/
Kale86541,706/
Khal8662,304/
Kaul8648,914/
Kahl8628,954/
Kail866,534/
Kaal865,413/
Kall863,777/
Kalh862,986/
Kayl862,070/
Keal861,807/
Kajl86252/
Kkal86141/
Kgal868/
Kaïl862/
Gkal861/
Hkal861/
K'Al861/
Qkal861/
Ckal861/
Kalle7517,811/
Khail7512,404/
Khale7511,161/
Kahal756,108/
Kaale753,191/
Kaule752,754/
Kaile752,445/
Khall75519/
Kalhe75477/
Keall75404/
Khaal75325/
Kayll75225/
Kaill75195/
Khaul75192/
Kahul75180/
Kaull75176/
Kauhl75171/
Keale75165/
Kaald7598/
Kalhs7572/
Kault7557/
Kayle7549/
Keahl7538/
Kaßel7530/
Kaail7528/
Kheal7523/
Khayl7518/
Kaçil7514/
Khajl7512/
Khalh756/
Kaall754/
Kauld754/
Kkale754/
Kašel754/
Kahll753/
Kkhal753/
Kaulp752/
Kallh752/
Kahyl752/
Kalhd752/
Katlh751/
Kcale751/
Kahhl751/
Kajhl751/
Kaldd751/
Kaltt751/
Kkalh751/
Kaahl751/
Hkail751/
Kaşel751/
Kahlh751/
Gkale751/
Kalbp751/
Kkayl751/
Kaylı750/
Kaihl750/
Kalhl750/
Keald750/
Kaldt750/
Keaul750/
Kol67203,942/
Cal6742,073/
Qal676,633/
Kalowa674,041/
Khaile672,936/
Kalová67937/
Kalova67704/
Kalsås67130/
Khaule6774/
Katelė6762/
Kaszel6750/
Kaithl6725/
Khalle6724/
Kaheil6721/
Khayll6719/
Kaalle6717/
Katılt6716/
Kól6714/
Kajtel6712/
Kaulhe6711/
Khaill6710/
Kaselt678/
Kashyl678/
Khayle676/
Kaasle676/
Kahail676/
Kaille676/
Khahal676/
Katlet675/
Kallle674/
Khalph674/
Kachhl673/
Kasehl673/
Kcalle673/
Katyll673/
Kaylle672/
Khault672/
Gkhale672/
Khalll672/
Kayleh671/
Kauhle671/
Kaulle671/
Kaulth671/
Kahaal671/
Kajlhe671/
Kadtil671/
Khalhe671/
Khaale671/
Kahall671/
Kailth671/
Khhale671/
Kajšel671/
Kahhle671/
Kkhale671/
D'Kahl671/
Kheall671/
Khalhl671/
Khahld671/
Khaltd671/
Kahlle671/
Kaslle671/
Kajjlh671/
Khagli671/
Khahlh671/
Khaldd671/
Kheald671/
Kealle670/
Keaull670/

Kal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kal in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺎﻝkal-
Kal in the Bengali language
কলkala98.28
Kal in the Marathi language
कलkala86.62
काळkala5.63
कालkala4.17
Kal in the Tibetan language
ཀཱལ་kal80
ཀལ་kal20
Kal in the Hindi language
कलkala38.76
कालkala32.31
कल्पनाkalpana13.61
कल्पेशkalpesa5.62
कल्याणkalyana5.56
कल्kal0.36
काल्kal0.12
Kal in the Oriya language
କଲkala36.79
କାଲkala31.6
କଳkala19.5
କାଳkala10.69
କଲ୍kal0.47
କାଲ୍kal0.16
Kal in the Arabic language
عكلkl-

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