Singhal Surname

7,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80,425 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Singhal Surname User-submission:

The Singhal surname means 'like a lion'.

Origins in the Sanskrit word simvha, meaning 'leonine'.

Singhal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India75,7221:10,130853
United States1,8971:191,07018,927
United Arab Emirates4271:21,4572,476
Thailand4011:176,15528,559
England3021:184,49716,523
Iran2321:330,95922,609
Kuwait2021:18,8152,493
Canada1751:210,54620,414
Singapore1631:33,7901,252
Australia1591:169,78417,425
Hong Kong1411:52,025927
Nepal1181:241,3643,208
Malaysia971:304,06416,606
Qatar871:27,1032,847
Germany591:1,364,49985,126
New Zealand341:133,18615,994
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
China181:75,962,3094,162
Wales161:193,40812,484
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Oman131:283,6904,528
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
France71:9,488,960336,266
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Finland61:916,11741,832
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852

The alternate forms: Sínghal (1) & Singhàl (1) are calculated separately.

Singhal (811) may also be a first name.

Singhal Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Singhal surname means 'like a lion'.

Origins in the Sanskrit word simvha, meaning 'leonine'.

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Singhal Last Name Facts

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

Singhal (Hindi: सिंघल, Marathi: िंसघल, Oriya: ସିଂଘଲ) is most common in India. It can also appear in the variant forms: Sínghal or Singhàl. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Singhal? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,059th most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 90,613 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Singhal are found; 95 percent are found in South Asia and 94 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 287,044th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 811 people.

This last name is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 75,722 people, or 1 in 10,130. In India Singhal is most common in: Uttar Pradesh, where 40 percent reside, Delhi, where 28 percent reside and Rajasthan, where 7 percent reside. Besides India this surname exists in 65 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside.

Singhal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Singhal surname are 1.79% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.02% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Singhal earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 40.94% more than the national average, earning $60,815 USD per year and in Canada they earn 61.35% more than the national average, earning $80,164 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sínghal951/
Singhàl951/
Shinghal93391/
Singghal9362/
Singhaal9328/
Singahal9319/
Singhale9319/
Singhall9313/
Sinnghal9311/
Singkhal937/
Singhhal936/
Sihnghal931/
Singal9219,032/
Snghal927/
Singhasil886/
Singhahal881/
Shingal86406/
Singale86379/
Singgal86113/
Singhol8660/
Synghal8660/
Senghal8627/
Sinngal868/
Simngal867/
Singahl865/
Singall863/
Simghal862/
Singaal862/
Singaul861/
Sngal831/
Singhasilp821/
Singaile80590/
Shingale80546/
Singkhol807/
Jinghall805/
Senghall801/
Singhole801/
Singaale801/
Ginghale801/
Singhoul801/
Sengghal801/
Shingall800/
Singhchahal784/
Sengal77633/
Cingal77340/
Zingal77329/
Singol77257/
Syngal77136/
Jingal7719/
Gingal7711/
Simgal775/
Sngale772/
Sghail771/
Singalova7575/
Schingale7525/
Shinghole755/
Saengchal751/
Zingale712,827/
Chingal711,615/
Shengal71714/
Cingale71124/
Singole7163/
Sengale7148/
Jingale7119/
Seengal7116/
Senghol715/
Senggal714/
Sengail714/
Singgol713/
Shingol713/
Sengall712/
Jinggal712/
Shngale711/
Gingale711/
Ginggal711/
Djingal711/
Chnghal711/
Singold711/
Gingall710/
Shingole671,919/
Shengale67965/
Chingale67904/
Shgal6711/
Jngal677/
Sgall676/
Gingault672/
Cingaisl672/
Schengal671/
Zngal671/
Zingalle671/
Jingholt671/
Szgal671/
Shengaal671/
Sjgal671/
Scgal671/
Ginghold671/
Senghole671/

Singhal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Singhal in the Hindi language
सिंघलsinghala92.53
सिंहलsinhala4.88
सिघंलsighanla0.86
सिघलsighala0.25
सिंघालsinghala0.23
सिंधलsindhala0.16
सिन्घलsinghala0.1
सिंगलsingala0.09
सिंहालsinhala0.08
सिंघ़्ालsinghaala0.07
सिंघ्ालsinghala0.05
कुमारkumara0.05
सिंद्यलsindyala0.04
सिधंलsidhanla0.03
सिंघ्लsinghla0.03
सिहंलsihanla0.02
सींघलsinghala0.02
सिधलsidhala0.02
सिहॅलsihela0.01
संघलsanghala0.01
सिंषलsinsala0.01
सिहलsihala0.01
शिघंलsighanla0.01
सिंघल़singhala0.01
सिघ्ंालsighmala0.01
शिंघलsinghala0.01
सिंघंलsinghanla0.01
सिंघ़लsinghala0
सिघॅलsighela0
सिंघँलsinghamla0
सिघँलsighamla0
सिंघलुsinghalu0
सिघालsighala0
सिंग्लsingla0
सिद्यलsidyala0
सिंहल्sinhal0
सिंधंलsindhanla0
सिघमsighama0
सिंंघलsimnghala0
सिघ्ंलsighnla0
बीएनbi'ena0
सिेंघलsienghala0
संघिलsanghila0
Singhal in the Marathi language
िंसघलinsaghala81.99
िंसघालinsaghala9.53
िंसगलinsagala2.5
िंसघळinsaghala0.8
िंसधालinsadhala0.5
िसघंलisaghanla0.4
िंसघजinsaghaja0.3
सघलsaghala0.3
िंसघाळinsaghala0.3
िंसहलinsahala0.3
सीघलsighala0.2
िसन्हलisanhala0.2
िसगहालisagahala0.2
िंसघॅलinsaghela0.2
िसन्घालisanghala0.2
िसन्घलisanghala0.2
संघलsanghala0.2
िंसढालinsadhala0.1
अिनलainala0.1
सोनलsonala0.1
सींघालsinghala0.1
िंसगालinsagala0.1
सुिनलदsuinalada0.1
सुिनलsuinala0.1
िसघलisaghala0.1
सीयलsiyala0.1
िंसघनinsaghana0.1
िसन्हालisanhala0.1
शिगराsigara0.1
िंशघालinsaghala0.1
Singhal in the Oriya language
ସିଂଘଲsinghala45.36
ସିsi15.85
ସିଂଘାଲsinghala10.38
ସିଂହଲsinhala6.56
ସିାଲsiala4.37
ସିଂହାଲsinhala2.73
ସିଂଘଳsinghala2.73
ସିଘଂଲsighanla2.73
ସିଂଘାଳsinghala1.64
ଶିଂଘଲsinghala1.09
ସିଘାଂଲsighanla1.09
ସିଂଘଂଲsinghanla0.55
ସିଂାଲsimala0.55
ବୀନୟbinaya0.55
ସିଁଘଲsimghala0.55
ବିେନାଦbienada0.55
ସିଂହଳsinhala0.55
ସିଂଘଲ୍singhal0.55
ସିଘଲsighala0.55
ସଂଘଲsanghala0.55

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