Pál Surname
Approximately 16,718 people bear this surname
Pál Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 14,662 | 1:670 | 56 |
| Romania | 1,458 | 1:13,771 | 1,770 |
| Slovakia | 477 | 1:11,188 | 1,392 |
| Czechia | 78 | 1:136,327 | 21,508 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
The alternate forms: Pal (3,141,817) & Pàl (7) are calculated separately.
Pál (54,004) may also be a first name.
Pál Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pál Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pál occurs more in Hungary more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Pal or Pàl. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Pál? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 31,906th most frequent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 435,910 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Pál live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 88 percent live in Hungaro-Europe. It is also the 17,298th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 54,004 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Hungary, where it is carried by 14,662 people, or 1 in 670. In Hungary it is most numerous in: Budapest, where 16 percent live, Pest County, where 13 percent live and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, where 6 percent live. Excluding Hungary Pál is found in 18 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 9 percent live and Slovakia, where 3 percent live.
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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 Pál
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