Sinhal Surname
Approximately 1,110 people bear this surname
Sinhal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 696 | 1:1,102,105 | 45,288 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| England | 77 | 1:723,611 | 40,488 |
| Nepal | 45 | 1:632,910 | 4,880 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Sinhal (130) may also be a first name.
Sinhal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sinhal Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sinhal (Hindi: सिंहल, Marathi: िंसहल, Oriya: ସିଂହଲ) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sinhal? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 332,973rd most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 6,565,357 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Sinhal are found; 67 percent are found in South Asia and 67 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 814,623rd most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 130 people.
It is most common in India, where it is held by 696 people, or 1 in 1,102,105. In India Sinhal is most common in: West Bengal, where 25 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 25 percent reside and Delhi, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account India this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 25 percent reside and England, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sinhal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sinhal in the Hindi language | ||
| सिंहल | sinhala | 66.67 |
| सिन्हाल | sinhala | 26.67 |
| सिघंल | sighanla | 3.33 |
| सिन्हल | sinhala | 3.33 |
| Sinhal in the Oriya language | ||
| ସିଂହଲ | sinhala | 56.52 |
| ସିଂହାଲ | sinhala | 21.74 |
| ସିଂହଳ | sinhala | 21.74 |
| Sinhal in the Marathi language | ||
| िंसहल | insahala | 45.63 |
| िंसहाल | insahala | 30.63 |
| िसन्हल | isanhala | 11.25 |
| िसन्हाल | isanhala | 6.25 |
| हल | hala | 3.75 |
| िंसघल | insaghala | 2.5 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sinhal
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