Lal Surname
Approximately 6,087,364 people bear this surname
Lal Surname User-submission:
The surname Lal means 'red' in Hindi. Variants of the surname include Laal or Lalita.
Lal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 5,669,679 | 1:135 | 9 |
| Pakistan | 191,994 | 1:930 | 144 |
| Afghanistan | 146,828 | 1:219 | 26 |
| Fiji | 15,082 | 1:59 | 5 |
| Iran | 8,199 | 1:9,365 | 1,281 |
| Sri Lanka | 7,455 | 1:2,791 | 384 |
| Myanmar | 6,196 | 1:8,383 | 260 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6,190 | 1:1,480 | 171 |
| Oman | 5,808 | 1:635 | 81 |
| United States | 5,248 | 1:69,066 | 8,034 |
| England | 3,516 | 1:15,847 | 2,316 |
| Bangladesh | 3,424 | 1:46,541 | 2,607 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3,180 | 1:9,703 | 1,356 |
| New Zealand | 1,720 | 1:2,633 | 371 |
| Canada | 1,696 | 1:21,725 | 2,981 |
| Kuwait | 1,273 | 1:2,986 | 390 |
| Qatar | 1,257 | 1:1,876 | 162 |
| Australia | 1,226 | 1:22,019 | 3,045 |
| Bahrain | 808 | 1:1,669 | 242 |
| Turkey | 787 | 1:98,884 | 8,670 |
| Vanuatu | 511 | 1:515 | 105 |
| Poland | 509 | 1:74,673 | 11,659 |
| Romania | 503 | 1:39,916 | 5,071 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 490 | 1:2,784 | 476 |
| Ghana | 416 | 1:64,954 | 6,785 |
| Malaysia | 302 | 1:97,663 | 6,730 |
| Thailand | 283 | 1:249,605 | 42,359 |
| Egypt | 275 | 1:334,312 | 21,412 |
| Singapore | 227 | 1:24,263 | 950 |
| Spain | 220 | 1:212,509 | 14,349 |
| Greece | 159 | 1:69,684 | 11,720 |
| Hong Kong | 155 | 1:47,326 | 847 |
| Germany | 152 | 1:529,641 | 44,407 |
| Scotland | 124 | 1:43,176 | 3,951 |
| Nepal | 115 | 1:247,660 | 3,253 |
| Russia | 88 | 1:1,637,762 | 109,009 |
| Guyana | 80 | 1:9,528 | 1,465 |
| Netherlands | 79 | 1:213,762 | 28,937 |
| Belgium | 73 | 1:157,488 | 21,805 |
| Tanzania | 70 | 1:756,309 | 41,721 |
| Austria | 56 | 1:152,061 | 20,229 |
| Philippines | 56 | 1:1,807,825 | 113,961 |
| Nigeria | 54 | 1:3,280,421 | 99,135 |
| Taiwan | 54 | 1:434,162 | 3,316 |
| South Africa | 53 | 1:1,022,221 | 62,590 |
| Ethiopia | 49 | 1:1,990,740 | 8,024 |
| Cambodia | 46 | 1:336,677 | 3,655 |
| Indonesia | 43 | 1:3,075,563 | 171,061 |
| Italy | 40 | 1:1,528,917 | 81,534 |
| France | 37 | 1:1,795,209 | 158,669 |
| Brazil | 34 | 1:6,296,304 | 151,940 |
| Argentina | 30 | 1:1,424,780 | 80,162 |
| Venezuela | 28 | 1:1,078,717 | 15,964 |
| Denmark | 27 | 1:209,064 | 16,975 |
| Mauritania | 26 | 1:157,495 | 8,595 |
| South Sudan | 25 | 1:456,603 | 797 |
| Ireland | 23 | 1:204,736 | 8,142 |
| Switzerland | 22 | 1:373,314 | 28,226 |
| Sweden | 19 | 1:518,250 | 37,550 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Ukraine | 15 | 1:3,034,846 | 176,305 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:206,302 | 13,003 |
| Algeria | 14 | 1:2,759,396 | 44,963 |
| Japan | 14 | 1:9,131,735 | 44,780 |
| China | 12 | 1:113,943,464 | 5,994 |
| Norway | 12 | 1:428,524 | 37,411 |
| Mauritius | 10 | 1:129,342 | 7,997 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Belarus | 8 | 1:1,187,632 | 77,603 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Maldives | 6 | 1:67,362 | 2,983 |
| Yemen | 6 | 1:4,404,216 | 18,907 |
| Iceland | 5 | 1:76,018 | 4,442 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Brunei | 2 | 1:209,366 | 3,098 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
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.
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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
Lal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lal in the Bengali language | ||
| লাল | lala | 99.75 |
| লাল্্ | lal | 0.09 |
| লাল্ | lal | 0.03 |
| লল্ | lal | 0.03 |
| Lal in the Marathi language | ||
| लाल | lala | 99.19 |
| आळा | ala | 0.01 |
| Lal in the Hindi language | ||
| लाल | lala | 99.03 |
| लाल् | lal | 0.03 |
| लल् | lal | 0 |
| अली | ali | 0 |
| एच | eca | 0 |
| एन | ena | 0 |
| एम | ema | 0 |
| एस | esa | 0 |
| आर | ara | 0 |
| Lal in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲାଲ | lala | 94.29 |
| ଲାଲ୍ | lal | 2.18 |
| Lal in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻻﻝ | lal | 71.43 |
| ﺍﻻﻝ | alal | 14.29 |
| ﻻﻣﻪ | lamh | 7.14 |
| ﻻﻟﺔ | lalt | 7.14 |
| Lal in the Tibetan language | ||
| ལཱལ་ | lal | 52.65 |
| ལལ་ | lal | 45.55 |
| ལའལ་ | laal | 0.78 |
| ལལ | lal | 0.46 |
| ལཱལ | lal | 0.41 |
| ལླལ་ | llal | 0.09 |
| ལལ་་ | lal | 0.05 |
| Lal in the Russian language | ||
| Лал | lal | - |
| Lal in the Arabic language | ||
| لعال | lal | - |
| لعلع | ll | - |
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