Kangal Surname
Approximately 4,561 people bear this surname
Kangal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 3,208 | 1:24,259 | 2,775 |
| India | 612 | 1:1,253,375 | 49,739 |
| Philippines | 146 | 1:693,412 | 70,840 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 111 | 1:12,288 | 1,647 |
| Afghanistan | 96 | 1:334,929 | 5,112 |
| Saint Lucia | 87 | 1:2,055 | 352 |
| United States | 86 | 1:4,214,639 | 225,501 |
| Papua New Guinea | 84 | 1:97,068 | 13,033 |
| England | 30 | 1:1,857,269 | 74,552 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| Jamaica | 10 | 1:286,995 | 7,581 |
| Guyana | 9 | 1:84,691 | 6,279 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Congo | 5 | 1:997,819 | 17,129 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Kangal (3,096) may also be a first name.
Kangal Demographics
Average Kangal Salary in
United States
$38,990 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kangal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kangal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kangal (Bengali: কাঙ্গাল, Hindi: कंगल, Marathi: कानागल, Oriya: କାାଲ, Russian: Кангал) has its highest incidence in Turkey. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kangal click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kangal? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 103,163rd most frequently held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,597,796 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 83 percent of Kangal live; 64 percent live in West Asia and 64 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Kangal is also the 129,579th most commonly occurring given name at a global level, held by 3,096 people.
Kangal is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is held by 3,208 people, or 1 in 24,259. In Turkey it is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 12 percent live, Sivas Province, where 11 percent live and Ankara Province, where 8 percent live. Beside Turkey Kangal is found in 39 countries. It is also common in India, where 13 percent live and The Philippines, where 3 percent live.
Kangal Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Kangal surname are 8.84% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.07% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Kangal earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.64% less than the national average, earning $38,990 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.35% less than the national average, earning $40,070 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kangal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kangal in the Bengali language | ||
| কাঙ্গাল | kangala | - |
| Kangal in the Hindi language | ||
| कंगल | kangala | 81.33 |
| कंगाल | kangala | 16.67 |
| कांगला | kangala | 1.33 |
| कन्गाल | kan'gala | 0.67 |
| Kangal in the Oriya language | ||
| କାାଲ | kaala | 58.82 |
| କାାଳ | kaala | 17.65 |
| କାାଲାଇଁ | kaala'im | 5.88 |
| କାଂଗାଲ | kangala | 5.88 |
| କାାଳି | kaali | 5.88 |
| କଂଗାଲ | kangala | 5.88 |
| Kangal in the Marathi language | ||
| कानागल | kanagala | 54.94 |
| कंगाल | kangala | 15.88 |
| कंगल | kangala | 15.02 |
| कंगाळ | kangala | 6.01 |
| कांगल | kangala | 3 |
| कांगाल | kangala | 1.72 |
| कांगळ | kangala | 1.72 |
| कँगल | kamgala | 0.43 |
| कंगन | kangana | 0.43 |
| Kangal in the Russian language | ||
| Кангал | kangal | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Kangal
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