Rimal Surname

22,729th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,897 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nepal
Highest density in:
Nepal

Rimal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rimal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nepal22,1161:1,288198
India7561:1,014,63742,680
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
United States1911:1,897,691123,202
Qatar1371:17,2121,876
United Arab Emirates1161:78,9857,143
Bhutan491:12,572401
Malaysia481:614,46329,648
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Afghanistan381:846,1368,622
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Pakistan201:8,932,19445,447
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
England91:6,190,895170,599
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
France51:13,284,544357,392
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Římal (178) are calculated separately.

Rimal (2,083) may also be a first name.

Rimal Last Name Facts

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

Rimal (Arabic: ريمال, Hindi: रीमल, Marathi: िरमल, Oriya: ରିମଲ, Russian: Римал, Tibetan: རི་མཱལ།) is more commonly found in Nepal than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Římal. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rimal? popularity and diffusion

It is the 22,729th most prevalent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 304,957 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Rimal reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 165,032nd most frequently held first name internationally, held by 2,083 people.

The surname is most widely held in Nepal, where it is held by 22,116 people, or 1 in 1,288. In Nepal Rimal is most common in: Bagmati, where 46 percent reside, Narayani, where 13 percent reside and Gandaki, where 10 percent reside. Other than Nepal this surname is found in 38 countries. It is also common in India, where 3 percent reside and Morocco, where 1 percent reside.

Rimal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rimal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Rimal surname grew 19,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rimal Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Maronite (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Rimal last name are 8.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.26% being registered with the party.

The amount Rimal earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 4.56% more than the national average, earning $45,117 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.24% less than the national average, earning $38,139 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raimal91912/
Rismal91175/
Reimal91148/
Roimal9170/
Rimale9114/
Rijmal9114/
Rimalt9111/
Riomal915/
Rimald913/
Rimaal911/
Rimall911/
Riemal911/
Rimail911/
Rimmal911/
Římal87178/
Rismail8319/
Raimale837/
Raimall831/
Rimgail831/
Remal803,291/
Rumal802,766/
Rymal80383/
Rimol80115/
Rjmal801/
Rimalova773/
Rimgailė772/
Raismail771/
Rismalle771/
Remmal732,478/
Rajmal731,626/
Raymal73607/
Remahl73188/
Reimol7371/
Rämmal7357/
Reemal7321/
Rehmal7321/
Rismol7320/
Remale7314/
Roymal7313/
Remail7312/
Rimold7310/
Rimolt739/
Rumaul739/
Ruumal738/
Rumaal738/
Resmal736/
Raimol736/
Ritmol734/
Rumail733/
Rummal732/
Remeal731/
Reumal731/
Rimoul731/
Reymal731/
Rymald731/
Rimole731/
Retmal731/
Rojmal731/
Remaal731/
Ruemal731/
Remald730/
Rimmol730/
Rymall730/
Reimold671,859/
Remalle67463/
Raymale6753/
Reemaul6747/
Rajmall6720/
Remaile6715/
Reemale6711/
Rajmmal678/
Ritmoil671/
Reamall671/
Reymald671/
Rajmaal671/
Remault671/
Reemalt671/
Resmail671/
Raymall671/
Roymeal670/
Rhimold670/
Rumhall670/

Rimal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rimal in the Tibetan language
རི་མཱལ།rimal61.76
རི་མལ།rimal38.24
Rimal in the Marathi language
िरमलiramala59.09
िरमालiramala18.18
रीमालrimala11.36
रीमलrimala11.36
Rimal in the Hindi language
रीमलrimala53.57
रिमलrimala19.05
रिमालrimala9.52
रिङमलrinamala8.33
रिड़मलriramala5.95
रिङमालrinamala2.38
रीमालrimala1.19
Rimal in the Oriya language
ରିମଲrimala50
ରିମାଲrimala33.33
ରିମଳrimala16.67
Rimal in the Russian language
Рималrimal-
Rimal in the Arabic language
ريمالrymal-

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