Paal Surname

67,118th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,417 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Estonia

Paal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan2,6641:67,0592,459
India2,5121:305,36017,139
Germany6201:129,84815,818
Estonia4681:2,824184
United States2991:1,212,23786,130
Suriname1601:3,454642
Austria1371:62,1569,662
Netherlands931:181,58325,939
Indonesia421:3,148,790173,812
Romania411:489,70437,604
Russia411:3,515,196179,721
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Australia271:999,84158,390
France251:2,656,909193,074
England211:2,653,24194,788
Hungary211:467,44230,347
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Israel121:713,13647,700
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Slovenia111:226,15215,984
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Kazakhstan111:1,607,50079,317
Slovakia81:667,05668,191
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

The alternate forms: Paál (932) & Páál (1) are calculated separately.

Paal (4,735) may also be a first name.

Paal Last Name Facts

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

Paal (Hindi: पाल, Marathi: पाल, Oriya: ପାଆଳ, Russian: Пааль) is borne by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Paál or Páál. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Paal? popularity and diffusion

Paal is the 67,118th most common family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 982,546 people. The last name Paal is mostly found in Asia, where 71 percent of Paal live; 70 percent live in South Asia and 36 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Paal is also the 99,498th most frequently held given name in the world, borne by 4,735 people.

The surname is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is held by 2,664 people, or 1 in 67,059. In Pakistan it is most frequent in: Punjab, where 53 percent live, Sindh, where 33 percent live and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 5 percent live. Other than Pakistan Paal is found in 54 countries. It is also common in India, where 34 percent live and Germany, where 8 percent live.

Paal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Paal has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Paal surname rose 1,993 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Paal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Paal surname are 11.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.18% registered with the political party.

The amount Paal earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 31.67% more than the national average, earning $56,815 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.09% less than the national average, earning $44,668 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paál92932/
Pahal891,974/
Paale89149/
Phaal89135/
Paail8933/
Paall894/
Pa'al894/
Ppaal891/
Paahl891/
Pfaal891/
Pal863,141,817/
Páál831/
Paatil80391/
Paatel8037/
Paaysl8018/
Phaale8017/
Paalle809/
Paathl802/
Pahaal801/
Pahail801/
Phaail801/
Phahal801/
Paul751,654,899/
Pale75110,837/
Phal7537,031/
Pahl7519,878/
Pall7513,032/
Peal756,154/
Pail752,614/
Palh751,591/
Palt75518/
Payl75380/
Patl75263/
Ppal75144/
Pald75127/
Pfal7550/
Pajl7540/
Palù7529/
Palp7511/
Pasl756/
Bpal753/
Hpal753/
Paùl752/
Vpal751/
Palì751/
Pa'l751/
Paalova733/
Paalová733/
Phahale731/
Paachil731/
Pahalle731/
Pahaile731/
Patel674,847,640/
Patil673,705,743/
Palle6743,221/
Paule6713,352/
Paull677,942/
Phale675,368/
Paile672,811/
Pfahl672,402/
Pasle671,082/
Peale67636/
Peall67506/
Paitl67440/
Pacil67425/
Pasil67349/
Pasel67334/
Payle67331/
Pahul67330/
Palph67254/
Phalh67181/
Pagli67165/
Phalp67159/
Phail67145/
Pajtl67104/
Pacel67104/
Pauhl6794/
Palhe6785/
Peahl6758/
Paill6746/
Pheal6745/
Phall6741/
Phaul6741/
Pauul6733/
Pauld6726/
Ppaul6718/
Pfail6718/
Paytl6715/
Pattl6712/
Pfaul6712/
Patél6712/
Paisl6710/
Pallë6710/
Patll678/
Patlt678/
Vpaul677/
Pfhal676/
Paulh675/
Pfall674/
Paulp674/
Pauyl673/
Pfayl673/
Paltt673/
Pfalt672/
Pailt672/
Ppale672/
Phahl672/
Peald672/
Pathl671/
Peatl671/
Ppail671/
Phaahall671/
Pallp671/
Hpale671/
Paulì671/
Patêl671/
Patíl671/
Paáll671/
Pallt671/
Pallő671/
Phald671/
Pealh671/
Vppal671/
Phalt671/
Phaël671/
Pgalh671/
Paylt671/
Pealt670/

Paal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Paal in the Hindi language
पालpala92.86
पाालpaala2.04
पौलpaula1.02
पॅालpeala1.02
Paal in the Marathi language
पालpala82.94
पैाळpaiala9.5
पैालpaiala2.38
पाळpala0.86
Paal in the Oriya language
ପାଆଳpa'ala50
ପଅଳpa'ala16.67
ପାଳpala16.67
ପାଲpala16.67
Paal in the Russian language
Паальpaal-

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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 Paal
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