Saal Surname

44,647th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,639 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Norfolk Island

Saal Surname User-submission:

This family are descendants of Sephardic Jews who fled the Holy Land, settled in Toledo, Spain and later emigrated to Portugal. In fact, the Sa family is a direct descendant of one of the tribes of Israel. Namely, the one to whom Joseph of Egypt belonged, and whose great patriarch and original figure, Ben-Saa.

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Saal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4,2341:12,7961,604
Germany3,0211:26,6493,522
United States1,0231:354,31031,697
France4931:134,73220,602
Algeria4571:84,53313,155
Pakistan3661:488,0988,498
Argentina3011:142,00512,023
Australia2771:97,45711,054
Indonesia2631:502,84941,107
Namibia2551:9,4491,832
Estonia2341:5,649626
Philippines1471:688,69570,564
Netherlands971:174,09525,153
Russia501:2,882,461158,532
Peru381:836,42417,653
India341:22,560,747316,052
Iran321:2,399,45479,639
Malaysia311:951,42742,969
England231:2,422,52489,093
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Czechia211:506,35652,868
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Israel161:534,85239,210
Afghanistan151:2,143,54615,005
Finland151:366,44725,366
Wales111:281,32115,850
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Norway81:642,78647,258
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Senegal61:2,429,8904,996
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Bolivia51:2,123,2876,830
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Norfolk Island31:765177
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2211:227,23419,192

The alternate forms: Saãl (1), Šaal (1) & Saál (1) are calculated separately.

Saal (777) may also be a first name.

Saal Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This family are descendants of Sephardic Jews who fled the Holy Land, settled in Toledo, Spain and later emigrated to Portugal. In fact, the Sa family is a direct descendant of one of the tribes of Israel. Namely, the one to whom Joseph of Egypt belonged, and whose great patriarch and original figure, Ben-Saa. He was one of the last to carry the golden bull, dormant by the Israelites before Moses forbade him by the words of God in his Commandments. Hence the coat of arms contains a black bull with golden tears. After they stopped worshiping these idols, the tribe that gave rise to the surname Sa, was in charge of protecting and transporting the ark of the covenant. So it was considered as one of the great families of Israel. That is why the coat of arms again urges Israel with the checkered, silver (white) and blue, the colors of the Israeli flag.

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Saal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Saal (Arabic: ساؤل, Oriya: ସଅଲ, Russian: Сааль) is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Saãl, Šaal or Saál. For other possible spellings of Saal click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Saal? popularity and diffusion

The surname Saal is the 44,647th most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 626,132 people. Saal occurs predominantly in Africa, where 43 percent of Saal live; 39 percent live in Southern Africa and 39 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Saal is also the 294,392nd most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 777 people.

The last name Saal is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 4,234 people, or 1 in 12,796. In South Africa Saal is most prevalent in: Northern Cape, where 53 percent reside, Western Cape, where 32 percent reside and Gauteng, where 5 percent reside. Aside from South Africa this surname occurs in 62 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 26 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Saal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Saal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Saal surname rose 463 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Saal Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Saal last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States Saal are 2.28% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.95% being registered with the party.

The amount Saal earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 22.25% less than the national average, earning 269,078 kr per year; in Peru they earn 34.26% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,744 per year; in South Africa they earn 36.01% less than the national average, earning R 152,076 per year; in United States they earn 0.63% more than the national average, earning $43,419 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.04% less than the national average, earning $44,197 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saãl921/
Šaal921/
Saál921/
Sahal8970,837/
Shaal891,484/
Saale891,065/
Saalh89125/
Siaal8959/
Szaal8942/
Saail8922/
Sa'al8911/
Hsaal896/
Saaal893/
Saahl891/
Saall891/
Scaal891/
Ssaal891/
Saald891/
Saalt891/
Sal8636,420/
Schaal8010,712/
Shahal802,909/
Shaale80606/
Sahail80162/
Shaaal80102/
Sa'ale8017/
Sahall8016/
Sha'al805/
Scahal805/
Shaall804/
Shaail802/
Saahal802/
Sahaul801/
Saallh801/
Shaalh801/
Ssaale801/
Ssahal801/
Sahaal801/
Sahalh801/
Saaile801/
Saalle801/
Saaill801/
Saasil801/
Sale75400,029/
Sall75230,952/
Caal75160,507/
Salh7564,021/
Seal7546,578/
Saul7543,395/
Sial7529,659/
Salt7514,443/
Sahl7512,904/
Sail7510,537/
Zaal7510,262/
Jaal758,069/
Shal756,750/
Szal752,000/
Sald75339/
Scal75106/
Salp7553/
Satl7523/
Sayl7521/
Sajl759/
Sasl756/
Saïl756/
Ssal756/
Jsal752/
Hsal752/
Salå751/
Salë751/
Saùl751/
Sa'l751/
Zsal751/
Shaatel73853/
Schaale73601/
Saalová7316/
Scahall739/
Geesaal734/
Shaahul734/
Shahaal733/
Shaalle733/
Shaaaal733/
Shahail732/
Schaall732/
Shsahal731/
Shahall731/
Saalova731/
Shah'al731/
Sahailh731/
Salhe6730,625/
Shale6717,510/
Salle6717,460/
Seale6714,034/
Saile675,269/
Shail673,487/
Saule673,385/
Shaul673,122/
Shall672,644/
Sasil672,433/
Sacil672,301/
Satil672,056/
Sayle672,009/
Chaal671,701/
Shahl671,083/
Sahul67840/
Çağal67609/
Şahal67498/
Satel67439/
Saull67429/
Schal67424/
Sagli67415/
Zaaal67333/
Seall67301/
Sallh67214/
Sheal67212/
Sacel67212/
Shald67191/
Jaale67122/
Scall67121/
Zaahl67120/
Szall67115/
Zaale67105/
Salhh6793/
Saitl6788/
Saill6778/
Shayl6754/
Sauld6746/
Sasel6744/
Sceal6743/
Ssale6740/
Sahalova6739/
Sasle6738/
Sajtl6738/
Shalh6734/
Sailh6727/
Sahyl6724/
Sjail6723/
Saldì6722/
Hsale6720/
Shalp6715/
Saldh6713/
Siall6712/
Shgal6711/
Jaaal679/
Shaalova678/
Salll678/
Salph678/
Shalt677/
Sgall676/
Shatl676/
Ja'al676/
Çahal675/
Ssalh674/
Sahhl673/
Sahlh673/
Sallì673/
Sgail673/
Siayl673/
Sahll672/
Szail672/
Salhs672/
Salld672/
Caall672/
Shhal672/
Djaal672/
Zaatl672/
Ziaal672/
Szaul672/
Scail671/
Sallp671/
S'Hal671/
Sathl671/
Salzz671/
Jaall671/
Hsall671/
Scaul671/
Sayld671/
Sjaul671/
Sjgal671/
Shsal671/
Shahahul671/
Szgal671/
Saltd671/
Sajlt671/
Jaail671/
Sealh671/
Salhl671/
Saild671/
Sayıl671/
Sallı671/
Jaajl671/
Jhaal671/
Zsale671/
Ssall671/
Saihl671/
S'All671/
Saslh671/
Saulė671/
Sausl671/
Saïle671/
Sasyl671/
Saylh671/
Satlh671/
Hsail671/
Sealt670/
Saltt670/
Schaalle670/
Scahaill670/
Seald670/

Saal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Saal in the Oriya language
ସଅଲsa'ala66.67
ସାଆଲତାିsa'alatai33.33
Saal in the Russian language
Саальsaal-
Saal in the Arabic language
ساؤلsawl-
سؤالswal-

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