Topal Surname
Approximately 87,969 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 76,904 | 1:1,012 | 140 |
| Moldova | 3,328 | 1:1,070 | 77 |
| Ukraine | 1,878 | 1:24,240 | 3,437 |
| Russia | 1,089 | 1:132,344 | 15,563 |
| Germany | 896 | 1:89,850 | 11,307 |
| Northern Cyprus | 530 | 1:602 | 24 |
| Bulgaria | 512 | 1:13,631 | 1,403 |
| United States | 286 | 1:1,267,339 | 89,284 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Greece | 172 | 1:64,417 | 10,766 |
| Brazil | 171 | 1:1,251,897 | 43,012 |
| India | 163 | 1:4,705,923 | 120,533 |
| Belgium | 155 | 1:74,172 | 11,801 |
| Transnistria | 153 | 1:3,103 | 505 |
| Netherlands | 152 | 1:111,100 | 17,774 |
| England | 144 | 1:386,931 | 26,993 |
| Denmark | 135 | 1:41,813 | 4,351 |
| Austria | 131 | 1:65,003 | 10,044 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Papua New Guinea | 94 | 1:86,742 | 11,495 |
| Serbia | 91 | 1:78,516 | 6,820 |
| Sweden | 88 | 1:111,895 | 8,035 |
| Israel | 82 | 1:104,361 | 11,903 |
| Romania | 76 | 1:264,182 | 24,594 |
| Canada | 47 | 1:783,949 | 61,790 |
| Mexico | 46 | 1:2,698,396 | 21,792 |
| Australia | 45 | 1:599,904 | 42,958 |
| France | 42 | 1:1,581,493 | 147,826 |
| Turkmenistan | 37 | 1:148,354 | 3,025 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 26 | 1:136,015 | 9,570 |
| Switzerland | 20 | 1:410,646 | 30,429 |
| Croatia | 20 | 1:211,430 | 24,636 |
| Kazakhstan | 17 | 1:1,040,147 | 60,802 |
| Colombia | 15 | 1:3,184,938 | 14,936 |
| Norway | 15 | 1:342,819 | 32,589 |
| Azerbaijan | 10 | 1:964,912 | 14,691 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Georgia | 8 | 1:468,193 | 17,304 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Belarus | 7 | 1:1,357,294 | 83,128 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 1:1,990,885 | 79,765 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
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.bozlarThe Topwal surname belongs to the Garhpatis of Topgarh, Uttrakhand.
- sahajtopalThe Topal surname means 'lame' in Turkish.
- ardaTopal Demographics
Topal Political Affiliation
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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 or territory. It may be rendered as: Topál. Click here for other potential spellings of Topal.
How Common Is The Last Name Topal? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,419th most prevalent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 82,842 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 77 percent of Topal are found; 77 percent are found in West Asia and 76 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 190,791st most common first name on earth. It is borne by 1,634 people.
The last name Topal is most widespread in Turkey, where it is held by 76,904 people, or 1 in 1,012. In Turkey it is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 17 percent reside, Ankara Province, where 5 percent reside and Kahramanmaras Province, where 4 percent reside. Barring Turkey this last name is found in 68 countries. It is also found in Moldova, where 4 percent reside and Ukraine, where 2 percent reside.
Topal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Topal has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 5,720 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 14,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Topal Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Orthodox (89%) in Russia and Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Topal last name are 39.79% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.02% registered to vote for 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
Topal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Topal in the Georgian language | ||
| თოფალ | topal | - |
| Topal in the Hindi language | ||
| तोपाल | topala | 83.61 |
| टोपल | topala | 9.84 |
| टोपाल | topala | 4.92 |
| तोपल | topala | 1.64 |
| Topal in the Marathi language | ||
| टोपल | topala | 44.44 |
| तोपाल | topala | 14.81 |
| टोपले | topale | 14.81 |
| टोपलान्शू | topalansu | 7.41 |
| तोपल | topala | 7.41 |
| टोपाल | topala | 7.41 |
| टोपालावण | topalavana | 3.7 |
| Topal in the Oriya language | ||
| େଟାପାଳ | etapala | 42.86 |
| େତାପାଲ | etapala | 28.57 |
| େଗାପାଳ | egapala | 14.29 |
| ଟପଲ | tapala | 14.29 |
| Topal in the Russian language | ||
| Топал | topal | - |
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