Sapkal Surname
Approximately 62,479 people bear this surname
Sapkal Surname User-submission:
The word comes from the Sanskrit word, shankh-pal, meaning 'caretaker of the conch shell'. Perhaps the role of ancestors in the society.
In Hindu culture, the conch shell has quite a religious and cultural significance. In Mythology, a conch shell would be blown (as a horn) to mark start and end of day in a battle.
Read More About This SurnameSapkal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 62,331 | 1:12,306 | 1,004 |
| United Arab Emirates | 57 | 1:160,742 | 11,909 |
| United States | 28 | 1:12,944,962 | 483,512 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Sapkal (42) may also be a first name.
Sapkal Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The word comes from the Sanskrit word, shankh-pal, meaning 'caretaker of the conch shell'. Perhaps the role of ancestors in the society.
In Hindu culture, the conch shell has quite a religious and cultural significance. In Mythology, a conch shell would be blown (as a horn) to mark start and end of day in a battle. Even today, in many religious prayers, a conch shell is blown with the idea that the sound is auspicious.
- kunal.sakpalSapkal is distortion of 96 kuli Maratha surname Shankha-Pala, meaning 'bearer of the conch'. It usually refers to a type of royal voice in Marathi literature, as found in Chhatrapati Shivaji's powada who is described as performing shankhapala. It is a branch of Yaduvamsi Rashtrakut kshatriya royal family of Malkhed in north Karnatak.
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Sapkal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sapkal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sapkal (Hindi: सप्काल, Marathi: सपकाळ) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sapkal? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 9,068th most commonly used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 116,640 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Sapkal reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Sapkal is also the 1,566,439th most frequently held first name globally, held by 42 people.
It is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 62,331 people, or 1 in 12,306. In India Sapkal is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 99 percent reside, Gujarat, where 0 percent reside and Karnataka, where 0 percent reside. Not including India this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Sapkal Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Sapkal surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.
Sapkal earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.47% less than the national average, earning $35,612 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sapkale | 92 | 31,060 | / |
| Sapkalh | 92 | 27 | / |
| Sapkaal | 92 | 24 | / |
| Shapkal | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sapkall | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sapkaale | 86 | 4 | / |
| Saapkale | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sapkalhe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sabkal | 83 | 25 | / |
| Sapkalova | 80 | 140 | / |
| Shabkal | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sabkale | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shapkalova | 75 | 5 | / |
| Sabhkhal | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chapkhal | 71 | 1 | / |
| Savkol | 67 | 17 | / |
| Sabkalova | 67 | 12 | / |
| Sopkalova | 67 | 10 | / |
| Sobkal | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sabqal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Capcal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zapkhalova | 63 | 3 | / |
| Shabqal | 62 | 1 | / |
| Shabkol | 62 | 1 | / |
| Shapcoll | 57 | 0 | / |
| Shapcolt | 57 | 0 | / |
| Sobkalova | 53 | 565 | / |
| Sobkol | 50 | 12 | / |
| Zabqal | 50 | 2 | / |
| Cabqal | 50 | 1 | / |
Sapkal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sapkal in the Marathi language | ||
| सपकाळ | sapakala | 96.89 |
| सपकाल | sapakala | 0.68 |
| शंकर | sankara | 0.43 |
| सकपाळ | sakapala | 0.29 |
| सपकळ | sapakala | 0.2 |
| संपत | sampata | 0.08 |
| िशतल | isatala | 0.07 |
| सपकल | sapakala | 0.06 |
| सरला | sarala | 0.05 |
| सपकाळे | sapakale | 0.03 |
| सकपाल | sakapala | 0.02 |
| सावळा | savala | 0.01 |
| सापकाल | sapakala | 0.01 |
| सपाळ | sapala | 0.01 |
| शिशकला | sisakala | 0.01 |
| सपना | sapana | 0.01 |
| मपाल | mapala | 0.01 |
| सपाकाळ | sapakala | 0 |
| सपकाळॅ | sapakale | 0 |
| सकपाऴ | sakapala | 0 |
| यशपाल | yasapala | 0 |
| सपकाळी | sapakali | 0 |
| शशीकला | sasikala | 0 |
| सपजळे | sapajale | 0 |
| सायली | sayali | 0 |
| सपकाऴ | sapakala | 0 |
| सापकल | sapakala | 0 |
| सक्पाल | sakpala | 0 |
| िदपाळ | idapala | 0 |
| सापळ | sapala | 0 |
| सवकाळ | savakala | 0 |
| सकसाळ | sakasala | 0 |
| सापकाळ | sapakala | 0 |
| शामल | samala | 0 |
| सावळे | savale | 0 |
| सपक़ाळ | sapaqala | 0 |
| सपंत | sapanta | 0 |
| Sapkal in the Hindi language | ||
| सप्काल | sapkala | 50 |
| सपकल | sapakala | 50 |
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