Pugal Surname

170,788th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,523 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Estonia

Pugal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pugal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2,1331:47,4637,702
India1451:5,290,106129,949
United States1081:3,356,101190,802
England681:819,38343,863
Estonia311:42,6398,109
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Pugal (454) may also be a first name.

Pugal Last Name Facts

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

Pugal (Hindi: पुगल, Marathi: पुगल, Oriya: ପୁଗଲ) occurs in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pugal? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 170,788th most frequent surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,888,445 people. The last name Pugal occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Pugal live; 85 percent live in Southeast Asia and 84 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 401,195th most frequent forename in the world, borne by 454 people.

The last name is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is carried by 2,133 people, or 1 in 47,463. In The Philippines Pugal is most frequent in: Ilocos, where 45 percent are found, Cagayan Valley, where 15 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 9 percent are found. Barring The Philippines this last name occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in India, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Pugal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pugal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pugal last name increased 3,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pugal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pugal surname are 14.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.54% being registered with the party.

Pugal earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.84% more than the national average, earning $53,436 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puggal91137/
Pungal91136/
Phugal91101/
Pugale9181/
Paugal9110/
Pughal912/
Pougal910/
Punggal8336/
Paugale8320/
Phungal8315/
Pughhal837/
Punghal832/
Phugale831/
Phugalp831/
Pigal80550/
Pogal8085/
Pugol8020/
Pougault7722/
Pugalova7719/
Pigall7393/
Pungol7318/
Phogal738/
Pougol731/
Pogall731/
Poogal730/
Punggol6748/
Puighol672/
Poungol671/
Pigol6091/
Pogol6028/
Piqgol552/
Pogool552/
Pigool551/
Pogoll551/
Pigoul551/
Phigol551/
Phogol551/
Piggoll501/

Pugal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pugal in the Hindi language
पुगलpugala-
Pugal in the Oriya language
ପୁଗଲpugala-
Pugal in the Marathi language
पुगलpugala-

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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 Pugal
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