Orkal Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Orkal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orkal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey201:3,891,07197,520
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Orkal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Orkal is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orkal? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,206,983rd most numerous last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Orkal live; 91 percent live in West Asia and 91 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

The surname is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 3,891,071. In Turkey Orkal is most numerous in: Eskisehir Province, where 100 percent are found. Barring Turkey Orkal is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 5 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorkal91148/
Horkal9135/
Gorkall8314/
Gourkal838/
Ourkale831/
Gorkhal831/
Horkall831/
Erkal806,893/
Arkal80637/
Orcal8068/
Urkal8014/
Garkal733,298/
Harkal73850/
Herkal73360/
Arıkal7383/
Aarkal7317/
Arkkal7314/
Orcale736/
Gurkal735/
Arkhal734/
Arkale734/
Orkoul734/
Erkhal731/
Hurkal731/
Orcall731/
Eurkal731/
Orkeul731/
Asrkal731/
Arkaal731/
Orqual731/
Orcalt730/
Arkalı730/
Garkhal6752/
Harkale6711/
Arkhale678/
Haarkal675/
Arkhall674/
Harkalh674/
Gorcall673/
Harkaal672/
Arkasel671/
Arkhail671/
Harkall671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Orkal
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