Miqbal Surname

1,300,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Miqbal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Miqbal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan1141:1,567,05216,715
Indonesia341:3,889,682201,134
India181:42,614,743461,117
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Miqbal (3,402) may also be a first name.

Miqbal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Miqbal (Marathi: इकबाल) is most common in Pakistan. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Miqbal? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,300,225th most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 41,882,448 people. Miqbal occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Miqbal are found; 76 percent are found in South Asia and 76 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 122,082nd most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 3,402 people.

This surname is most common in Pakistan, where it is borne by 114 people, or 1 in 1,567,052. In Pakistan it is mostly found in: Punjab, where 87 percent live, Sindh, where 6 percent live and Balochistan, where 3 percent live. Barring Pakistan Miqbal is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 20 percent live and India, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Miqbaal921/
Mikbal83136/
Muqbal8366/
Muqbail771/
Mukbal6711/
Mekbal671/
Muqbol671/
Meqbol671/
Meqboul62172/
Muqbool62171/
Meqbool6212/
Mukbhal621/
Metkbal621/
Mehqbool575/
Muqubool573/
Mukbol503/

Miqbal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Miqbal in the Marathi language
इकबालikabala50
बालbala25
मइकबालma'ikabala16.67
म-इकबाळma-ikabala8.33

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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
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  • 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 Miqbal
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