Nepal Surname

9,634th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58,598 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nepal
Highest density in:
Nepal

Nepal Surname User-submission:

Nepal is a surname commonly used by the Brahmin community of Nepal, particularly in the Hilly region. It is believed to have originated from Nepa village in Dullu village of Dailekh district. Notably, this surname shares its meaning with the country Nepal, suggesting a connection to the land and people protected by the ancient sage 'Ne'.

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Nepal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nepal50,9231:559114
India3,8671:198,36211,925
Bangladesh6311:252,5467,887
United States4161:871,29666,093
United Arab Emirates4081:22,4572,571
Qatar3781:6,238660
Philippines3431:295,15542,114
Bhutan3051:2,020154
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Australia1421:190,11118,903
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Kuwait961:39,5914,718
Malaysia811:364,12619,261
Canada681:541,84745,466
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
England591:944,37447,923
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Thailand521:1,358,430190,094
South Africa511:1,062,30863,943
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Iran131:5,906,348134,214
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Japan111:11,622,20845,659
Norway91:571,36544,190
South Korea91:5,693,362993
Iceland81:47,5113,734
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Finland61:916,11741,832
Guyana61:127,0377,965
France51:13,284,544357,392
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
China51:273,464,31313,838
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

The alternate forms: Népal (1) are calculated separately.

Nepal (95,672) may also be a first name.

Nepal Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Nepal is a surname commonly used by the Brahmin community of Nepal, particularly in the Hilly region. It is believed to have originated from Nepa village in Dullu village of Dailekh district. Notably, this surname shares its meaning with the country Nepal, suggesting a connection to the land and people protected by the ancient sage 'Ne'.

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Nepal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nepal (Arabic: نيبال, Bengali: নেপাল, Hindi: नेपाल, Marathi: नेपाल, Oriya: େନପାଳ, Tibetan: ནེ་པཱལ།) occurs in Nepal more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Népal. Click here for further possible spellings of Nepal.

How Common Is The Last Name Nepal? popularity and diffusion

Nepal is the 9,634th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 124,365 people. The surname Nepal is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Nepal live; 95 percent live in South Asia and 93 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Nepal is also the 10,605th most widespread forename globally. It is borne by 95,672 people.

The surname Nepal is most commonly used in Nepal, where it is borne by 50,923 people, or 1 in 559. In Nepal it is primarily concentrated in: Bagmati, where 46 percent are found, Koshi, where 15 percent are found and Mechi, where 15 percent are found. Other than Nepal Nepal exists in 74 countries. It is also found in India, where 7 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 1 percent are found.

Nepal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nepal last name are 1.94% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.17% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Nepal earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 156.98% more than the national average, earning R 610,680 per year; in United States they earn 13.89% less than the national average, earning $37,156 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.73% less than the national average, earning $34,910 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Népal931/
Nepaul91805/
Nepale91108/
Nespal9116/
Neepal919/
Nepaal918/
Neipal915/
Neppal911/
Neupal911/
Neapal911/
Naepal911/
Nechpal83122/
Nephale8331/
Nepalle834/
Neepaul833/
Nepault832/
Niepaul832/
Neipale831/
Neipaul831/
Neypaal831/
Nesphal830/
Napal802,715/
Nopal802,423/
Nipal80875/
Nepol80131/
Nepalova7747/
Nepalová7719/
Neszpaul7714/
Netpalle779/
Neppalle774/
Neuppahl771/
Neepasle771/
Naipal73860/
Nohpal73651/
Napaul73583/
Nophal73305/
Nađpal73110/
Nipale7329/
Naphal7318/
Nipaul7311/
Neapol7310/
Nypaul737/
Nešpol735/
Nispal734/
Nepold733/
Ngepol733/
Nespol732/
Najpal732/
Nappal731/
Niphal731/
Nippal731/
Napeal731/
Nepolt730/
Nehepatil711/
Naipaul67677/
Nyshpal67124/
Nespole6793/
Nishpal6754/
Neapole6726/
Ngaipal6721/
Nahapal6712/
Naipaal6711/
Ngeppol676/
Nipasle676/
Nepotel674/
Nipalle673/
Naipale672/
Nippatl671/
Nespoll671/
Noipaul671/
Nipasel671/
Naypaul671/
Neposil671/
Neszpál671/
Netphol671/
Népault671/
Neppold670/
Nedpohl670/

Nepal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nepal in the Bengali language
নেপালnepala-
Nepal in the Hindi language
नेपालnepala98.75
नेपलnepala0.06
नॆपालnepala0.05
नेपाळnepala0.01
नॅपालnepala0.01
निपलnipala0.01
ने़पालnepala0.01
़नेपालnepala0.01
Nepal in the Marathi language
नेपालnepala92.25
नेपाळnepala6.29
नेपलnepala0.54
पालpala0.15
नेपालीnepali0.08
नेपळnepala0.08
Nepal in the Tibetan language
ནེ་པཱལ།népal75.33
ནེ་པལ།népal15.86
ཉེ་པལ།nyépal8.37
ནི་པཱལ།nipal0.44
Nepal in the Oriya language
େନପାଳenapala72.41
େନପାଲenapala26.62
ପାଲpala0.08
େନପାଳ୍enapal0.03
ନିପଲnipala0.03
Nepal in the Arabic language
نيبالnybal-

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