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
Average Topal Salary in
United States
$50,395 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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/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
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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