Pechal Surname

531,574th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 608 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Czechia

Pechal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pechal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2721:1,332,57092,890
Czechia2481:42,8777,118
Poland251:1,520,35087,293
Austria241:354,81038,119
England111:5,065,278148,650
Ukraine91:5,058,077228,455
Slovakia71:762,35073,078
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Pechál (4) & Péchal (4) are calculated separately.

Pechal (21) may also be a first name.

Pechal Last Name Facts

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

Pechal (Hindi: पेचल, Marathi: पेचाल, Oriya: େପଚଲ, Russian: Печаль) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Pechál or Péchal. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pechal? popularity and diffusion

It is the 531,574th most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 11,986,095 people. The last name Pechal occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Pechal are found; 48 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 46 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. Pechal is also the 2,368,944th most prevalent forename on earth, held by 21 people.

Pechal is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 272 people, or 1 in 1,332,570. In The United States Pechal is most common in: Texas, where 81 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 8 percent are found and California, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 41 percent are found and Poland, where 4 percent are found.

Pechal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pechal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pechal last name expanded 4,533 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pechal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pechal surname are 15.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 68.25% registered to vote for the party.

Pechal earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.13% less than the national average, earning $36,621 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pechál944/
Péchal944/
Piechal92401/
Pejchal92341/
Peychal9219/
Petchal9216/
Paechal923/
Peschal922/
Pechsal921/
Peichal921/
Pechall920/
Pechalt920/
Pecal91163/
Peshchal864/
Pechaule862/
Peschale861/
Paechall860/
Pachal835,126/
Pichal83721/
Pochal83197/
Píchal8373/
Pejcal8333/
Pychal8317/
Peshal8312/
Pecial837/
Pechol834/
Pejhal832/
Pecail831/
Petcal830/
Pechalová80282/
Pechalova8087/
Pechacell802/
Peachayle801/
Pachhal774,091/
Pekhale772,042/
Paachal77254/
Pachall7798/
Pecheul7788/
Pecholt7771/
Pachaal7745/
Piechol7743/
Pitchal7740/
Phejhal7732/
Pichale7724/
Peshall7715/
Pischal779/
Pachail774/
Peciale774/
Pheshal773/
Pechold772/
Peshale772/
Phichal771/
Petcall771/
Pahchal771/
Pachaul771/
Piechał771/
Peichał771/
Pichall770/
Pethcal770/
Pejchalová75313/
Pejchalova757/
Pechtchalt751/
Pical731,109/
Pecol73149/
Pesal7392/
Pejal731/
Pezal731/
Pécal731/
Pichault71134/
Pyshchal7166/
Pechhold7159/
Pishchal7118/
Pechholt7117/
Pechgool714/
Pischall713/
Pichchal713/
Pachhail712/
Pescholl712/
Pieceall711/
Pachhaal711/
Piecholl711/
Pischeal710/
Peasshal710/
Pichol671,929/
Pecoul67497/
Pachol67310/
Phesal67165/
Puichault67113/
Pishal67106/
Piezal6797/
Pesale6784/
Píchalová6777/
Phejal6767/
Pesall6758/
Pezall6747/
Pesahl6736/
Pejcalová6734/
Petzal6726/
Pachál6726/
Pochol6724/
Pichalová6724/
Pecoil6714/
Peshalova6710/
Paycal678/
Paical678/
Pessal674/
Phisal674/
Péchalová674/
Picial674/
Physal673/
Peesal673/
Peejal673/
Peijal673/
Peizal673/
Pichalova672/
Picail672/
Pechálová672/
Peshol672/
Peasal671/
Piesal671/
Pitcal671/
Pajhal671/
Pycall671/
Pachał671/
Piecał671/
Pichał671/
Picheault671/
Pyshal671/
Petchgool671/
Petchhoul671/
Peasol670/

Pechal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pechal in the Oriya language
େପଚଲepacala-
Pechal in the Marathi language
पेचालpecala-
Pechal in the Hindi language
पेचलpecala50
पेचालpecala50
Pechal in the Russian language
Печальpecal-

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