Where Does The Last Name Pal Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Pal (Arabic: بال, Bengali: পাল, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﻝ, Hindi: पाल, Marathi: पाल, Oriya: ପାଳ, Russian: Паль, Tibetan: པཱལ་) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Pál or Pàl. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pal? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Pal is the 169^th most frequent surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,320 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Pal live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 93 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Pal is also the 9,250^th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 111,106 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 2,968,653 people, or 1 in 258. In India it is most frequent in: West Bengal, where 41 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 25 percent live and Haryana, where 7 percent live. Other than India Pal occurs in 163 countries. It also occurs in South Sudan, where 3 percent live and Bangladesh, where 1 percent live.

Pal Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Pal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pal surname grew 20,985 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 27,171 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 560 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Pal Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Pal last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (84%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Greek Orthodox (75%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Pal surname are 6.01% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 59.24% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pal earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 69.07% less than the national average, earning €9,289 per year; in Norway they earn 22.03% less than the national average, earning 269,822 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 129.32% more than the national average, earning R 544,956 per year; in Colombia they earn 24.52% more than the national average, earning $28,270,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.05% more than the national average, earning $49,641 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.11% more than the national average, earning $55,700 CAD per year.