Sapkal Surname

9,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62,479 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

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.

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Sapkal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India62,3311:12,3061,004
United Arab Emirates571:160,74211,909
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Qatar161:147,37516,023
England141:3,979,861125,553
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

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.sakpal

Sapkal 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.

- parantap

Sapkal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sapkal (Hindi: सप्काल, Marathi: सपकाळ) has its highest incidence in India. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Sapkal click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sapkal? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 9,068th most frequently used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 116,640 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Sapkal live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,566,439th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 42 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 62,331 people, or 1 in 12,306. In India it is most common in: Maharashtra, where 99 percent reside, Gujarat, where 0 percent reside and Karnataka, where 0 percent reside. Without taking into account India this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also found 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 Sapkal 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sapkale9231,060/
Sapkalh9227/
Sapkaal9224/
Shapkal921/
Sapkall921/
Sapkaale864/
Saapkale862/
Sapkalhe861/
Sabkal8325/
Sapkalova80140/
Shabkal771/
Sabkale771/
Shapkalova755/
Sabhkhal711/
Chapkhal711/
Savkol6717/
Sabkalova6712/
Sopkalova6710/
Sobkal673/
Sabqal671/
Capcal671/
Zapkhalova633/
Shabqal621/
Shabkol621/
Shapcoll570/
Shapcolt570/
Sobkalova53565/
Sobkol5012/
Zabqal502/
Cabqal501/

Sapkal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sapkal in the Marathi language
सपकाळsapakala96.89
सपकालsapakala0.68
शंकरsankara0.43
सकपाळsakapala0.29
सपकळsapakala0.2
संपतsampata0.08
िशतलisatala0.07
सपकलsapakala0.06
सरलाsarala0.05
सपकाळेsapakale0.03
सकपालsakapala0.02
सावळाsavala0.01
सापकालsapakala0.01
सपाळsapala0.01
शिशकलाsisakala0.01
सपनाsapana0.01
मपालmapala0.01
सपाकाळsapakala0
सपकाळॅsapakale0
सकपाऴsakapala0
यशपालyasapala0
सपकाळीsapakali0
शशीकलाsasikala0
सपजळेsapajale0
सायलीsayali0
सपकाऴsapakala0
सापकलsapakala0
सक्पालsakpala0
िदपाळidapala0
सापळsapala0
सवकाळsavakala0
सकसाळsakasala0
सापकाळsapakala0
शामलsamala0
सावळेsavale0
सपक़ाळsapaqala0
सपंतsapanta0
Sapkal in the Hindi language
सप्कालsapkala50
सपकलsapakala50

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