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.
- parantapSapkal Demographics
Average Sapkal Salary in
United States
$35,612 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| 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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