Royal Surname

11,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47,947 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Royal Surname Definition:

Fr.; personal name Galfrid Roille in Rotuli de Oblatis et Finibus, King John

Royal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States19,8751:18,2372,306
Bangladesh4,2361:37,6202,262
Nigeria3,2561:54,4054,140
India2,8181:272,20215,530
Myanmar2,7261:19,053403
Egypt1,9221:47,8334,716
Haiti1,6761:6,375748
England1,6581:33,6064,442
Australia1,2481:21,6312,994
Canada1,2341:29,8593,912
Saudi Arabia1,1131:27,7233,883
Ghana1,1081:24,3872,946
Jamaica9751:2,944452
France7391:89,88212,930
Sri Lanka5851:35,5704,375
New Zealand3881:11,6712,025
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
Indonesia1361:972,42171,642
South Africa1111:488,08740,113
Germany1071:752,38756,374
Pakistan961:1,860,87418,465
Botswana831:26,3495,307
Dominican Republic771:135,4935,426
Wales771:40,1893,923
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Bahamas671:5,847555
Papua New Guinea671:121,69716,585
Ireland661:71,3484,439
Thailand661:1,070,278160,486
Brazil641:3,344,91195,290
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Turkey561:1,389,66855,875
Mexico511:2,433,84720,676
China471:29,091,9481,546
Philippines471:2,154,005122,929
Spain421:1,113,14439,565
Afghanistan401:803,8308,369
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Ecuador371:429,88810,240
Syria371:521,6495,346
Denmark311:182,08815,299
Italy311:1,972,79688,569
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Panama251:156,4905,002
Cameroon241:865,37858,754
Oman201:184,3993,569
Burkina Faso191:965,9009,829
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Greece181:615,54471,673
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Tanzania151:3,529,44150,903
Colombia141:3,412,43415,450
Greenland141:4,027416
Northern Mariana Islands141:3,899389
Sweden131:757,44356,422
United Arab Emirates131:704,79025,221
Jordan121:736,87014,651
Solomon Islands121:48,3369,616
Vietnam111:8,422,3692,636
Algeria101:3,863,15547,113
Jersey101:9,9202,003
Cambodia91:1,720,7946,732
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Togo91:805,3086,372
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Hong Kong71:1,047,9264,985
Norway71:734,61250,907
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Tunisia51:122,12516,050
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Nepal41:7,120,23914,461
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
North Macedonia31:700,49123,754
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Bhutan21:308,0201,264
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominica11:75,891912
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
San Marino11:33,214932
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland151:295,32411,912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7911:30,8164,104
Wales411:38,2542,050
Scotland151:249,5488,553
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4071:20,8642,636

The alternate forms: Royál (1) are calculated separately.

Royal (29,394) may also be a first name.

Royal Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Fr.; personal name Galfrid Roille in Rotuli de Oblatis et Finibus, King John

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Royal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Royal (Arabic: رويال, Bengali: রয়াল, Hindi: रोयल, Marathi: रॉयल, Oriya: ରୟାଲ) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Royál. For other possible spellings of Royal click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Royal? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 11,716th most commonly used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 151,992 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Royal reside; 42 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 28,320th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 29,394 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 19,875 people, or 1 in 18,237. In The United States Royal is primarily concentrated in: North Carolina, where 13 percent live, Texas, where 10 percent live and Georgia, where 9 percent live. Excluding The United States Royal exists in 138 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 9 percent live and Nigeria, where 7 percent live.

Royal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Royal has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Royal last name increased 826 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 210 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 188 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 440 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 120 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Royal Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (67%) in Ireland, Orthodox (89%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (43%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Royal surname are 10.84% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.61% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Royal earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 8.45% more than the national average, earning 375,333 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 6.72% less than the national average, earning R 221,676 per year; in Colombia they earn 19.9% more than the national average, earning $27,221,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.91% less than the national average, earning $37,145 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.93% less than the national average, earning $46,241 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Royál931/
Royall913,092/
Royale91662/
Royalt913/
Rroyal911/
Royald911/
Royhal911/
Rhoyal910/
Royl89112/
Royalle8315/
Royle809,663/
Riyal804,455/
Reyal802,085/
Rayal801,820/
Royel801,381/
Royol801,255/
Rojal80269/
Ruyal80137/
Royhl8018/
Ryoal8012/
Roial808/
Royil803/
Royll802/
Rouyl801/
Rohyl801/
Royld801/
Royalova779/
Rayale732,552/
Roihal731,393/
Riyale73680/
Rijyal73158/
Roiall7367/
Rayall7317/
Roytel738/
Rohial736/
Roysil735/
Roiahl735/
Rauyal735/
Rayhal735/
Reyale734/
Rouyel733/
Reyhal732/
Royell732/
Royole732/
Riyalp731/
Royále731/
Roylle731/
Reyalt731/
Rhayal731/
Reyall731/
Hriyal731/
Riyalh731/
Rayald731/
Reyaul731/
Rgayal731/
Rahyal731/
Rayaul731/
Royoll730/
Raul67133,089/
Real6794,012/
Roul6711,537/
Rael678,462/
Roel674,307/
Rail673,109/
Rayl672,554/
Roihall672,012/
Roil67476/
Ryel67425/
Reyl67123/
Réal6786/
Ruyl6764/
Rajl6747/
Rayhall6729/
Rojl678/
Roychel676/
Rouylle675/
Rahayal675/
Rayaule674/
Ruyault673/
Rouhyel671/
Rèal671/
Royelle671/
Roysell671/
Roysiel671/
Royssel671/
Rayhale671/
Reyauld670/

Royal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Royal in the Marathi language
रॉयलroyala86.24
रोयलroyala9.27
रोयालroyala1.12
रायलrayala1.12
कोयलोkoyalo0.28
Royal in the Hindi language
रोयलroyala75.53
रॉयलroyala17.02
रायलrayala5.32
रोयालroyala2.13
Royal in the Bengali language
রয়ালrayala50
রোয়ালroyala50
Royal in the Oriya language
ରୟାଲrayala50
େରାୟାଲerayala25
େରାୟଲerayala25
Royal in the Arabic language
رويالrwyal-
ملكىmlky-
ملكيmlky-

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Royal Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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