Qal Surname

74,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,633 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Qal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt6,2241:14,7711,762
Iran1831:419,57726,498
Afghanistan1381:232,9944,086
Pakistan351:5,104,11132,876
Jordan251:353,69711,660
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Qal (456) may also be a first name.

Qal Last Name Facts

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

Qal (Arabic: عقّال) is most common in Egypt. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Qal? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 74,159th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,098,680 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Qal live; 94 percent live in North Africa and 94 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 400,063rd most numerous given name internationally It is held by 456 people.

This last name is most widespread in Egypt, where it is borne by 6,224 people, or 1 in 14,771. Not including Egypt Qal occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 3 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qale8649,315/
Qalh86393/
Qual86236/
Qayl8675/
Qail8662/
Qaal8656/
Qahl8619/
Qatl867/
Qald864/
Qaul862/
Qall862/
Hqal861/
Qalt861/
Qkal861/
Cqal861/
Quail753,432/
Quale751,113/
Qaile75479/
Quall75296/
Quhal75239/
Quaal75190/
Queal75138/
Qatil758/
Quayl755/
Quahl755/
Qaule754/
Qasil754/
Quald752/
Qahal751/
Qagli751/
Qatel751/
Qaale751/
Qault751/
Qaail751/
Qalhh751/
Gqale751/
Qailh751/
Qcayl751/
Gqeal751/
Quasl750/
Qualh750/
Cal6742,073/
Kal6721,960/
Quayle676,684/
Quaile67977/
Qol67868/
Quagli67359/
Queale67289/
Qualle67184/
Quaale67155/
Quaill6759/
Qateel6756/
Qaitel6739/
Quatel6720/
Qalova6710/
Qaisel674/
Qhaule674/
Qassil673/
Quallh671/
Quqqal671/
Qaytil671/
Qayleh671/
Qajleh671/
Quacel671/
Qahtel671/
Gqaule671/
Qaseel671/
Qaasil671/
Qalowa671/
Quaail670/
Quaule670/

Qal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Qal in the Arabic language
عقّالqal-
عقالqal-
قالqal-
عقلql-

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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
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  • 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 Qal
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