Topal Surname

6,419th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87,969 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Topal Surname User-submission:

(Turkish) This surname means 'gathered', 'gathering'. It comes from the verb toplu, the past tense of topla, meaning 'to gather', and toplamak referring to the 'the act of gathering'.

Topal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey76,9041:1,012140
Moldova3,3281:1,07077
Ukraine1,8781:24,2403,437
Russia1,0891:132,34415,563
Germany8961:89,85011,307
Northern Cyprus5301:60224
Bulgaria5121:13,6311,403
United States2861:1,267,33989,284
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Greece1721:64,41710,766
Brazil1711:1,251,89743,012
India1631:4,705,923120,533
Belgium1551:74,17211,801
Transnistria1531:3,103505
Netherlands1521:111,10017,774
England1441:386,93126,993
Denmark1351:41,8134,351
Austria1311:65,00310,044
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Papua New Guinea941:86,74211,495
Serbia911:78,5166,820
Sweden881:111,8958,035
Israel821:104,36111,903
Romania761:264,18224,594
Canada471:783,94961,790
Mexico461:2,698,39621,792
Australia451:599,90442,958
France421:1,581,493147,826
Turkmenistan371:148,3543,025
Bosnia and Herzegovina261:136,0159,570
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Croatia201:211,43024,636
Kazakhstan171:1,040,14760,802
Colombia151:3,184,93814,936
Norway151:342,81932,589
Azerbaijan101:964,91214,691
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Georgia81:468,19317,304
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Wales51:618,90625,852
China41:341,830,39216,990
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Topál (41) are calculated separately.

Topal (1,634) may also be a first name.

Topal Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Turkish) This surname means 'gathered', 'gathering'. It comes from the verb toplu, the past tense of topla, meaning 'to gather', and toplamak referring to the 'the act of gathering'.

- mz.bozlar

The Topwal surname belongs to the Garhpatis of Topgarh, Uttrakhand.

- sahajtopal

The Topal surname means 'lame' in Turkish.

- arda

Topal Last Name Facts

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

Topal (Georgian: თოფალ, Hindi: तोपाल, Marathi: टोपल, Oriya: େଟାପାଳ, Russian: Топал) is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Topál. For other possible spellings of Topal click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Topal? popularity and diffusion

The last name Topal is the 6,419th most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 82,842 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 77 percent of Topal live; 77 percent live in West Asia and 76 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 190,791st most frequently used first name in the world, held by 1,634 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is carried by 76,904 people, or 1 in 1,012. In Turkey it is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 17 percent live, Ankara Province, where 5 percent live and Kahramanmaras Province, where 4 percent live. Excluding Turkey this surname exists in 68 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 4 percent live and Ukraine, where 2 percent live.

Topal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Topal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Topal surname increased 5,720 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 14,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Topal Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Topal last name is chiefly Orthodox (89%) in Russia and Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Topal are 39.79% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.02% registered with the political party.

The amount Topal earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 39.93% less than the national average, earning 207,878 kr per year; in Colombia they earn 18.33% more than the national average, earning $26,864,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 16.79% more than the national average, earning $50,395 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.47% less than the national average, earning $46,966 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Topál9341/
Topale911,215/
Toupal91437/
Totpal91104/
Toppal9160/
Topall9134/
Thopal9110/
Topaal917/
Toopal916/
Toipal913/
Topaul912/
Topail912/
Topgal911/
Topeal911/
Topalle8369/
Topatil8363/
Tothpal8328/
Toppall8315/
Thoopal8312/
Thopale8312/
Tottpal835/
Thotpal834/
Thopail831/
Toopale831/
Tophail831/
Toshpal831/
Topallt831/
Topol803,200/
Tapal803,189/
Tepal801,974/
Topól8077/
Tápal801/
Topalova775,510/
Tossphal7726/
Thopalle7723/
Toopalle779/
Todpalle774/
Topalová771/
Tapale731,328/
Topole73207/
Topoll73113/
Ťoupal7384/
Thapal7375/
Tappal7352/
Tapaul7335/
Teppal7329/
Toppol7317/
Tapaal7313/
Tophol7311/
Thepal738/
Thopol735/
Tatpal732/
Totpál732/
Tospol732/
Taspal731/
Teepal731/
Topool731/
Topoil731/
Toopol731/
Taupal731/
Taphal731/
Tapail731/
Tadpal731/
Tepaul731/
Topoul731/
Topolt730/
Toupalová71161/
Thoopalle719/
Toupalova711/
Thoiphall711/
Topholt6780/
Thapale6730/
Topphol6719/
Tapahal6710/
Tatpaul679/
Thopole679/
Tapalle677/
Tapatel677/
Tapasil673/
Teppall673/
Thappal673/
Teeppal672/
Toupoul672/
Tapaale672/
Taphail672/
Tappale672/
Tosspol671/
Thapaal671/
Tepphal671/
Theppal671/
Tapatil671/
Taphale671/
Tappatl671/
Teepaul671/
Thepaul671/
Tothpál671/
Taupale671/
Tapeale671/
Tepfeal670/

Topal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Topal in the Georgian language
თოფალtopal-
Topal in the Hindi language
तोपालtopala83.61
टोपलtopala9.84
टोपालtopala4.92
तोपलtopala1.64
Topal in the Marathi language
टोपलtopala44.44
तोपालtopala14.81
टोपलेtopale14.81
टोपलान्शूtopalansu7.41
तोपलtopala7.41
टोपालtopala7.41
टोपालावणtopalavana3.7
Topal in the Oriya language
େଟାପାଳetapala42.86
େତାପାଲetapala28.57
େଗାପାଳegapala14.29
ଟପଲtapala14.29
Topal in the Russian language
Топалtopal-

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