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

The last name Zal (Arabic: زيل, Bengali: ঝাল, Georgian: ზალ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺯﺍﻝ) is most common in Iran. It may appear as a variant: Żal. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zal? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 61,766^th most common family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 895,496 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 89 percent of Zal reside; 72 percent reside in South Asia and 71 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Zal is also the 66,417^th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 8,857 people.

Zal is most frequently used in Iran, where it is held by 4,872 people, or 1 in 15,760. In Iran Zal is most numerous in: Tehran Province, where 20 percent are found, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 11 percent are found and Mazandaran Province, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Iran it exists in 63 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 10 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 9 percent are found.

Zal Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those holding the Zal surname are 11.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 64.29% being registered to vote for the political 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.