Lal Surname

97th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,087,364 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Fiji

Lal Surname User-submission:

The surname Lal means 'red' in Hindi. Variants of the surname include Laal or Lalita.

Lal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India5,669,6791:1359
Pakistan191,9941:930144
Afghanistan146,8281:21926
Fiji15,0821:595
Iran8,1991:9,3651,281
Sri Lanka7,4551:2,791384
Myanmar6,1961:8,383260
United Arab Emirates6,1901:1,480171
Oman5,8081:63581
United States5,2481:69,0668,034
England3,5161:15,8472,316
Bangladesh3,4241:46,5412,607
Saudi Arabia3,1801:9,7031,356
New Zealand1,7201:2,633371
Canada1,6961:21,7252,981
Kuwait1,2731:2,986390
Qatar1,2571:1,876162
Australia1,2261:22,0193,045
Bahrain8081:1,669242
Turkey7871:98,8848,670
Vanuatu5111:515105
Poland5091:74,67311,659
Romania5031:39,9165,071
Trinidad and Tobago4901:2,784476
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Malaysia3021:97,6636,730
Thailand2831:249,60542,359
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Singapore2271:24,263950
Spain2201:212,50914,349
Greece1591:69,68411,720
Hong Kong1551:47,326847
Germany1521:529,64144,407
Scotland1241:43,1763,951
Nepal1151:247,6603,253
Russia881:1,637,762109,009
Guyana801:9,5281,465
Netherlands791:213,76228,937
Belgium731:157,48821,805
Tanzania701:756,30941,721
Austria561:152,06120,229
Philippines561:1,807,825113,961
Nigeria541:3,280,42199,135
Taiwan541:434,1623,316
South Africa531:1,022,22162,590
Ethiopia491:1,990,7408,024
Cambodia461:336,6773,655
Indonesia431:3,075,563171,061
Italy401:1,528,91781,534
France371:1,795,209158,669
Brazil341:6,296,304151,940
Argentina301:1,424,78080,162
Venezuela281:1,078,71715,964
Denmark271:209,06416,975
Mauritania261:157,4958,595
South Sudan251:456,603797
Ireland231:204,7368,142
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Ukraine151:3,034,846176,305
Wales151:206,30213,003
Algeria141:2,759,39644,963
Japan141:9,131,73544,780
China121:113,943,4645,994
Norway121:428,52437,411
Mauritius101:129,3427,997
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Maldives61:67,3622,983
Yemen61:4,404,21618,907
Iceland51:76,0184,442
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Lal (1,071,948) may also be a first name.

Lal Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Lal means 'red' in Hindi. Variants of the surname include Laal or Lalita.

- syedhumaid109

Lal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lal (Arabic: لعال, Bengali: লাল, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻻﻝ, Hindi: लाल, Marathi: लाल, Oriya: ଲାଲ, Russian: Лал, Tibetan: ལཱལ་) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lal? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 97th most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,197 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Lal live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 87 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Lal is also the 808th most widespread forename at a global level It is held by 1,071,948 people.

The last name Lal is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 5,669,679 people, or 1 in 135. In India Lal is primarily found in: Rajasthan, where 32 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 30 percent live and Jammu and Kashmir, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account India Lal exists in 129 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 3 percent live and Afghanistan, where 2 percent live.

Lal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lal surname are 13.67% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.9% registered with the party.

The amount Lal earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 66.77% less than the national average, earning €9,978 per year; in Norway they earn 9.88% more than the national average, earning 380,286 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 75.22% less than the national average, earning R 58,884 per year; in United States they earn 17.97% more than the national average, earning $50,904 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.06% more than the national average, earning $52,695 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leal86551,238/
Lalh8695,476/
Lale8620,925/
Lall8614,486/
Lail8611,028/
Laal8610,108/
Hlal863,346/
Lahl861,159/
Lial861,096/
Laul86886/
Layl86526/
Lyal86117/
Llal8653/
Lasl8614/
Lalt8613/
Lalp8611/
Lald868/
Lgal863/
Latl862/
Lëal861/
Laïl861/
Lalï861/
Lhal861/
Lajl861/
Lyall759,680/
Lalle754,814/
Latil752,405/
Leale751,455/
Laule75943/
Llale75635/
Liale75340/
Latel75239/
Laile75239/
Laale75238/
Lahal75183/
Lleal75162/
Lhlal75139/
Layle75133/
Lealh7578/
Lagli7573/
Laitl7556/
Lahul7556/
Lasel7542/
Lacel7534/
Lallh7526/
Hlale7517/
Llhal7516/
Lasil7514/
Hlail7513/
Lalhe7512/
Liall7512/
La'al759/
Laull757/
Leall757/
Llail757/
Hlalh757/
Laill756/
Lhall755/
Lasle755/
Layll754/
Lhail754/
Liaul754/
Lahyl753/
Hleal753/
Laasl753/
H'Lal752/
Lhale752/
Hllal752/
Lealt752/
Lailp752/
Lailt751/
Lajle751/
Laltt751/
Laslh751/
Laslp751/
Laalt751/
Hlyal751/
La'le751/
Hlial751/
Leald751/
Lacil751/
Laa'l751/
Leasl751/
Laihl750/
Lallt750/
Lauhl750/
Lhaul750/
Lauld750/
Layld750/
Lol6723,699/
Lassel671,950/
Lalova671,796/
Laille67836/
Lahtil67566/
Laulhe67553/
Llalle67429/
Laglil67417/
Lasell67407/
Latell67133/
Laylle67131/
Laitel6782/
Lasiel6782/
Lautel6771/
Lachel6768/
Lacell6766/
Layleh6765/
Lalová6753/
Liault6752/
Laucel6748/
Hlaule6746/
Geelal6741/
Laisle6733/
Laasel6731/
Lausel6729/
Lahall6718/
Laysle6718/
Leault6715/
Lacelt6715/
Lachil679/
Llyall678/
Lalowa677/
L'Hall677/
Laulle676/
Laitil675/
Lasilp675/
Lattel674/
Lateel673/
Llayle673/
Lassil673/
Liaale673/
Lealle672/
Latill672/
Lallle672/
Lalhsh671/
Latllp671/
D'Llal671/
Laisel671/
Hllale671/
Laacel671/
Lahcel671/
Lasisl671/
Llasel671/
Llaule671/
Laseel671/
Laïlle671/
Lauhle671/
Lautil671/
L'Gail671/
La'ale671/
L'Aile671/
L'Ault671/
Laallh671/
Lhacel671/
Lialle671/
Laatil671/
Lleall671/
Llacel671/
Lhalhe671/
Laysel671/
Leasel670/
Lasill670/
Laslle670/
Leasle670/
Lathll670/
Laseld670/

Lal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lal in the Bengali language
লালlala99.75
লাল্্lal0.09
লাল্lal0.03
লল্lal0.03
Lal in the Marathi language
लालlala99.19
आळाala0.01
Lal in the Hindi language
लालlala99.03
लाल्lal0.03
लल्lal0
अलीali0
एचeca0
एनena0
एमema0
एसesa0
आरara0
Lal in the Oriya language
ଲାଲlala94.29
ଲାଲ୍lal2.18
Lal in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻻﻝlal71.43
ﺍﻻﻝalal14.29
ﻻﻣﻪlamh7.14
ﻻﻟﺔlalt7.14
Lal in the Tibetan language
ལཱལ་lal52.65
ལལ་lal45.55
ལའལ་laal0.78
ལལlal0.46
ལཱལlal0.41
ལླལ་llal0.09
ལལ་་lal0.05
Lal in the Russian language
Лалlal-
Lal in the Arabic language
لعالlal-
لعلعll-

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