Zal Surname

61,766th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Zal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran4,8721:15,7602,058
Indonesia7801:169,55016,448
Afghanistan7261:44,2881,620
Turkey5951:130,79210,702
Ukraine2461:185,05225,250
Pakistan1911:935,30812,541
United States1421:2,552,528155,105
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Malaysia1071:275,64715,325
Cameroon511:407,23734,925
Poland351:1,085,96474,912
England321:1,741,18971,393
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
India231:33,350,669396,143
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Taiwan201:1,172,2378,044
France161:4,151,420237,746
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Azerbaijan51:1,929,82423,635
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
China31:455,773,85521,925
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413

The alternate forms: Żal (6) are calculated separately.

Zal (8,857) may also be a first name.

Zal Last Name Facts

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

Zal (Arabic: زيل, Bengali: ঝাল, Georgian: ზალ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺯﺍﻝ) is held by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Żal. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zal? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 61,766th most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 895,496 people. The surname Zal occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Zal are found; 72 percent are found in South Asia and 71 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Zal is also the 66,417th most widely held forename at a global level, held by 8,857 people.

It is most prevalent in Iran, where it is carried by 4,872 people, or 1 in 15,760. In Iran it is mostly found in: Tehran Province, where 20 percent reside, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 11 percent reside and Mazandaran Province, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Iran this surname is found in 63 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 10 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 9 percent reside.

Zal Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Zal last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Zal last name are 11.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 64.29% being registered with the party.

The amount Zal earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.04% less than the national average, earning $43,203 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Żal896/
Zaal8610,262/
Zale864,608/
Szal862,000/
Zahl861,820/
Zeal86836/
Zall86652/
Zalt86583/
Zail86475/
Zhal86378/
Rzal86321/
Zalh86300/
Zial8663/
Zaul8654/
Zald8647/
Zatl8640/
Tzal8619/
Dzal8616/
Zayl8614/
Zgal865/
Hzal864/
Zasl862/
Zcal861/
Zalå861/
Zçal861/
Zajl861/
Zjal861/
Zsal861/
Zalp861/
Zalle7533,371/
Hızal752,728/
Zagli75673/
Zahal75636/
Drzal75368/
Zahul75344/
Zaaal75333/
Zaahl75120/
Szall75115/
Zaale75105/
Dzhal7572/
Zaule7567/
Zeale7563/
Zayle7551/
Zeall7550/
Szaal7542/
Dzial7540/
Zaile7534/
Zajtl7531/
Tzall7525/
Zalph7525/
Zhale7523/
Hrzal7517/
Dzale7516/
Zatel7514/
Øzalp7514/
Zatil7513/
Zattl759/
Zasel758/
Dzall755/
Zalhe754/
Zhall754/
Zaild753/
Zahll753/
Z'Hal752/
Szail752/
Dzeal752/
Zaatl752/
Ziaal752/
Szaul752/
Zahlh752/
Zağlı751/
Zrzal751/
Zasil751/
Zault751/
Zacel751/
Szgal751/
Zalhz751/
Zsale751/
Zzale751/
Dzail751/
Rzalh751/
Zahyl751/
Zhayl751/
Zatll751/
Zaihl750/
Jal67112,735/
Cal6742,073/
Sal6736,420/
Çal679,665/
Zol672,461/
Zalova671,926/
Xal67330/
Zachel67216/
Zaglil6794/
Zháňal6759/
Zaitil6748/
Szacel6724/
Tzahal6723/
Šal6720/
Szaule6717/
Hızsal6717/
Zhasil6715/
Zatell6711/
Szatel678/
Dzhaul676/
Zallle675/
Zassel673/
Dzagli673/
Zaille673/
Zaitel673/
Zateel672/
Szaitl672/
Zaallh672/
Dzhail671/
Dtszal671/
Zausel671/
Zahtel671/
Szeale671/
Zhaile671/
Zachél671/
Şal671/
Ziaahl671/
Zajcel671/
Zalová671/
Zalowa671/
Zõl671/
Dzalle671/
Zaaaal671/
Zattil671/
Zattel670/

Zal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zal in the Georgian language
ზალzal-
Zal in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺯﺍﻝzal-
Zal in the Bengali language
ঝালjhala-
Zal in the Arabic language
زيلzyl-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zal
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