Regal Surname

80,122nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,083 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Regal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Regal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6461:220,20621,371
France7641:86,94112,413
Spain6581:71,0526,282
Philippines6311:160,44126,428
Egypt6101:150,71411,610
South Africa2661:203,67621,747
Cuba2211:52,1392,102
Brazil1451:1,476,37549,524
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Portugal1231:84,7014,225
India1181:6,500,554147,901
Peru1171:271,65910,749
Taiwan841:279,1042,295
England521:1,071,50151,923
Argentina501:854,86855,754
Canada441:837,40065,151
Indonesia391:3,391,005183,158
Czechia321:332,29640,874
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Cameroon241:865,37858,754
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Iceland231:16,5261,395
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Venezuela161:1,887,75523,347
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Jersey151:6,6131,336
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Austria131:655,03358,041
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
China101:136,732,1577,199
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Israel91:950,84857,975
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Afghanistan91:3,572,57620,130
Qatar91:262,00030,726
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Somaliland11:3,500,1821,592
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1371:366,56027,735

The alternate forms: Regál (29) & Régal (9) are calculated separately.

Regal (647) may also be a first name.

Regal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Regal (Arabic: ريغال, Hindi: रेगला, Marathi: रेगळ, Oriya: େରଗାଲ, Tibetan: རིག་རྒྱལ།) is found most frequently in The United States. It may also occur as a variant: Regál or Régal. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Regal? popularity and diffusion

The last name Regal is the 80,122nd most numerous family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,198,018 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 37 percent of Regal are found; 27 percent are found in North America and 27 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Regal is also the 326,733rd most common given name worldwide, held by 647 people.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 1,646 people, or 1 in 220,206. In The United States Regal is most prevalent in: California, where 11 percent are found, Florida, where 10 percent are found and New York, where 10 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name is found in 72 countries. It is also found in France, where 13 percent are found and Spain, where 11 percent are found.

Regal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Regal has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,201 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 578 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Regal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Regal surname are 5.85% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.62% being registered with the party.

The amount Regal earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 67.58% more than the national average, earning S/. 32,486 per year; in South Africa they earn 88.01% more than the national average, earning R 446,772 per year; in United States they earn 6.24% more than the national average, earning $45,840 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.25% less than the national average, earning $45,583 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Regál9329/
Régal939/
Regale91145/
Reigal91114/
Riegal9185/
Regall9150/
Reghal9122/
Regahl9121/
Reagal919/
Reygal913/
Rehgal911/
Reegal911/
Regail910/
Regalt910/
Roegal910/
Regahal83304/
Regault8320/
Regauld839/
Reegald834/
Reigall831/
Reagale831/
Regalle831/
Reggall831/
Reigale831/
Rigal8011,305/
Rogal803,197/
Ragal80596/
Regol80177/
Rygal80141/
Regalová7734/
Regalova773/
Reghauld771/
Rogall731,830/
Raigal731,217/
Rigail73858/
Raygal73414/
Rigall73336/
Regole73225/
Rigalt7384/
Raggal7314/
Rigale7314/
Raghal7310/
Ragaal738/
Regoul737/
Riggal737/
Righal734/
Roghal733/
Ragall733/
Rigald732/
Rajgal732/
Régall731/
Ragaul731/
Rohgal731/
Ruigal731/
Raagal731/
Riggall671,127/
Rigaill67385/
Regolle67209/
Rigalle6755/
Raghall6710/
Raagaal675/
Raingal673/
Ragahal672/
Riggald671/
Rigahal671/
Reygool671/
Reygold671/
Riggail671/
Ruigale671/
Rahagal671/
Rajgale671/
Reghoul671/
Rishgal671/

Regal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Regal in the Tibetan language
རིག་རྒྱལ།rikgyal-
Regal in the Hindi language
रेगलाregala83.87
रेगलregala6.45
रीगलrigala6.45
रेगालregala3.23
Regal in the Marathi language
रेगळregala60
रेगलregala40
Regal in the Oriya language
େରଗାଲeragala50
େରଗଳeragala50
Regal in the Arabic language
ريغالryghal-

Search for Another Surname

Regal Reference & Research

Riegel DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Riegel FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Regal
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis