Popal Surname

137,214th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Popal Surname User-submission:

The name Popal is clan name originating from Afghanistan. It can be traced back to Qais Abdul Rashid (who is known as the father of the Pashtuns). The ancestor list is as follows: Qais Abdul Rashid--Sarban--Sharkhbun--Tarin--Abdali (now known as Durrani) --Zeerak--Popalzai (Which was later shortened to Popal).

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Popal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9411:385,18533,941
Afghanistan5131:62,6772,000
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Canada2701:136,46514,092
Germany2261:356,21934,354
Netherlands1361:124,17019,427
England1341:415,80628,295
Australia1081:249,96023,064
Pakistan831:2,152,33620,049
Sweden831:118,6368,469
India571:13,457,287231,997
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Denmark541:104,5329,834
Papua New Guinea541:150,99520,848
Russia421:3,431,501177,080
Norway301:171,41020,526
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
Trinidad and Tobago181:75,7765,658
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
China21:683,660,78330,601
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
France11:66,422,722504,397
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

The alternate forms: Popál (1) are calculated separately.

Popal (1,968) may also be a first name.

Popal Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name Popal is clan name originating from Afghanistan. It can be traced back to Qais Abdul Rashid (who is known as the father of the Pashtuns). The ancestor list is as follows: Qais Abdul Rashid--Sarban--Sharkhbun--Tarin--Abdali (now known as Durrani) --Zeerak--Popalzai (Which was later shortened to Popal).

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Popal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Popal (Hindi: पोपल, Marathi: पोपाल, Oriya: େପାପାଳ, Russian: Попал) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Popál. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Popal? popularity and diffusion

The surname Popal is the 137,214th most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,230,654 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 35 percent of Popal are found; 34 percent are found in North America and 34 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Popal is also the 170,709th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 1,968 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 941 people, or 1 in 385,185. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 44 percent live, Virginia, where 16 percent live and New York, where 11 percent live. Besides The United States it is found in 44 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 16 percent live and Bangladesh, where 11 percent live.

Popal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Popal has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Popal surname grew 4,467 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Popal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Popal last name are 3.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.5% registered with the political party.

The amount Popal earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 32.62% less than the national average, earning 233,185 kr per year; in United States they earn 20.67% more than the national average, earning $52,066 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.23% less than the national average, earning $44,105 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Popál931/
Popale91767/
Pophal91448/
Popall9197/
Poupal9136/
Poopal9133/
Pgopal918/
Phopal913/
Poppal911/
Pospal911/
Pohpal911/
Popalh911/
Popaul911/
Pophale83830/
Popatil83192/
Phopale83134/
Phophal8377/
Pooppal8310/
Popasil838/
Poshpal833/
Pophail832/
Popahle831/
Poopaul831/
Popatel831/
Popauld831/
Phoopal831/
Popalle831/
Poppale831/
Pophall830/
Papal802,493/
Popol801,150/
Pepal8095/
Poupault77163/
Popalova7754/
Phophale7736/
Popalová7718/
Potphale776/
Potpalle771/
Pophalhe771/
Ppophale771/
Phophail771/
Papale734,064/
Pappal73425/
Phapal73273/
Pepall73236/
Paspal73100/
Popeil7374/
Popole7359/
Peepal7320/
Paepal739/
Paupal739/
Poipol738/
Popool737/
Poppol736/
Papall734/
Patpal733/
Padpal733/
Papalh732/
Popoll732/
Pabpal731/
Paapal731/
Peupal731/
Pepail731/
Pohpol731/
Peppal730/
Puipal730/
Poupalová7127/
Phosphald7121/
Poppalova716/
Phaphal672,439/
Phapale671,317/
Pappale6756/
Popoole6721/
Peepall6713/
Pophole675/
Pohphol675/
Potpole674/
Paspall674/
Phapalh672/
Phophol672/
Papalle671/
Pashpal671/
Pachpal671/
Poopool671/
Patpale671/
Pfapale671/
Paudpal671/
Pathpal671/
Peupall671/
Poephol671/
Puipall670/

Popal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Popal in the Oriya language
େପାପାଳepapala-
Popal in the Hindi language
पोपलpopala89.52
पोपालpopala9.68
पोपpopa0.81
Popal in the Marathi language
पोपालpopala30.43
पोपळpopala26.09
पापळpapala8.7
पोपऴpopala8.7
पोपलpopala8.7
पोवळpovala8.7
पोकळेpokale8.7
Popal in the Russian language
Попалpopal-

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