Szakál Surname

105,078th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,459 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Szakál Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Szakál Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary4,0921:2,399266
Slovakia2991:17,8482,669
Romania351:573,65341,852
Czechia281:379,76744,481
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Szakal (935) are calculated separately.

Szakál (15) may also be a first name.

Szakál Last Name Facts

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

The last name Szakál is borne by more people in Hungary than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Szakal. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Szakál? popularity and diffusion

It is the 105,078th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,634,345 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Szakál are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 92 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe. Szakál is also the 2,900,335th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 15 people.

The last name Szakál is most widespread in Hungary, where it is held by 4,092 people, or 1 in 2,399. In Hungary it is most numerous in: Budapest, where 13 percent are found, Csongrád County, where 12 percent are found and Bács-Kiskun County, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Hungary this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 7 percent are found and Romania, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Szakal94935/
Szakáll92651/
Zakál91136/
Sakál9125/
Szakálová80197/
Szakálova804/
Szakall77165/
Szakállová7552/
Sakal7313,188/
Sakol734,352/
Sakól731/
Sakálová7132/
Shakal674,163/
Sakale671,721/
Sakkal671,445/
Szokol67924/
Saykal67881/
Sağkol67813/
Sakhal67601/
Sakail67506/
Sakole67310/
Sagkal67238/
Saikal67215/
Saikol67141/
Zakall67120/
Sackal6785/
Szakalová6782/
Sakall6770/
Sakhol6739/
Szokal6723/
Sakool6720/
Zakoll6717/
Sakalt6717/
Saskol6713/
Sahkal6712/
Szakalova6711/
Shakol6711/
Saykol6710/
Saukal6710/
Sakkol679/
Sagkol676/
Saakal675/
Sakeal674/
Sakaal673/
Zakaal672/
Seakol672/
Sackol672/
Sakaul672/
Sakoul671/
Sazkal671/
Zaakal671/
Zakkal671/
Sakoll671/
Sakeil671/
Sakaël671/
Sakalė671/
Zakool671/

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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
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  • 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 Szakál
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