Loyal Surname

177,824th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,404 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Loyal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Loyal Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt7321:125,59510,096
Iran3481:220,63917,321
France3351:198,27730,839
India2411:3,182,84493,477
England2341:238,11119,599
Nigeria1641:1,080,13944,870
Germany1581:509,52843,279
Israel471:182,07718,133
Argentina351:1,221,24071,984
Philippines271:3,749,564153,425
Northern Ireland191:97,1076,126
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Cuba91:1,280,3027,343
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Pakistan91:19,849,32172,658
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
China21:683,660,78330,601
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States681:738,51047,095

The alternate forms: Loyál (15) are calculated separately.

Loyal (9,644) may also be a first name.

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Loyal Demographics

Average Loyal Salary in
England

£29,608

Per year
Rank:
21,295 of 88,641
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000269631
Rank: 28,171 of 88,641
Percentage of national average salary:
109.76%
Sample size: 21 (2014)

Average Salary in
England

£26,976

Per year
Per month:
£2,248
Per week:
£500
Per day:
£74

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Loyal Last Name Facts

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

Loyal (Arabic: الوفي, Hindi: लोयल, Marathi: लॉयल, Russian: Лоял) is found in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Loyál. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Loyal? popularity and diffusion

It is the 177,824th most commonly held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 3,031,425 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 37 percent of Loyal live; 30 percent live in North Africa and 30 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Loyal is also the 62,800th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 9,644 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Egypt, where it is held by 732 people, or 1 in 125,595. Barring Egypt it exists in 32 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 14 percent live and France, where 14 percent live.

Loyal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Loyal has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,671 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Loyal Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Loyal earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 7.54% more than the national average, earning $53,429 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loyál9315/
Loyall91476/
Loyale9170/
Loyald911/
Loyl891/
Looyale838/
Loyalle837/
Loyault831/
Louyale831/
Layal801,537/
Loial80367/
Loyle80123/
Leyal8023/
Liyal8019/
Loyld8019/
Loyol8018/
Loyel8016/
Lojal8016/
Luyal806/
Loyll801/
Loytl801/
Loyole73193/
Liyale73154/
Loysel73119/
Leyale7369/
Layale7341/
Layall7334/
Loyele7333/
Luyale7325/
Loyell7318/
Lloyld7310/
Hliyal739/
Lahyal735/
Leyhal735/
Loyold732/
Loyile732/
Lauyal731/
Leeyal731/
Lloyle731/
Loylld730/
Loyhle730/
Leyall730/
Leal67551,238/
Lail6711,028/
Laul67886/
Lael67856/
Loul67579/
Layl67526/
Leyl67465/
Loel67338/
Loil6795/
Lyaysle6735/
Léal6732/
Layalle6731/
Lyel6725/
Loysell673/
Leyalle671/
Hliyale671/
Layalll671/
Lajl671/
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Loyal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Loyal in the Hindi language
लोयलloyala82.69
लोयलाloyala3.85
लॉयलloyala3.85
लौयलlauyala3.85
लायलlayala3.85
लोयालloyala1.92
Loyal in the Marathi language
लॉयलloyala68.52
लोयलloyala20.37
लोयालloyala3.7
लॉयालloyala3.7
Loyal in the Russian language
Лоялloal-
Loyal in the Arabic language
الوفيalwfy-

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Footnotes

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