Pál Surname
Approximately 16,718 people bear this surname
Pál Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 14,662 | 1:670 | 56 |
| Romania | 1,458 | 1:13,771 | 1,770 |
| Slovakia | 477 | 1:11,188 | 1,392 |
| Czechia | 78 | 1:136,327 | 21,508 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
The alternate forms: Pal (3,141,817) & Pàl (7) are calculated separately.
Pál (54,004) may also be a first name.
Pál Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pál Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pál is found in Hungary more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Pal or Pàl. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pál? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 31,906th most commonly held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 435,910 people. The surname Pál occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Pál reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 88 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe. It is also the 17,298th most prevalent forename internationally, borne by 54,004 people.
The surname is most numerous in Hungary, where it is carried by 14,662 people, or 1 in 670. In Hungary it is mostly concentrated in: Budapest, where 16 percent reside, Pest County, where 13 percent reside and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Hungary it exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 9 percent reside and Slovakia, where 3 percent reside.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pál
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