Öcal Surname

17,342nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,960 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Öcal Surname User-submission:

The Öcal surname comes from the words öc, which means 'revenge', and al, which means 'to take'. So the surname means 'to get revenge'.

Öcal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey31,4991:2,471357
Germany1291:624,07349,483
Northern Cyprus1081:2,954430
Sweden821:120,0828,566
Denmark531:106,5049,962
Austria341:250,45429,541
Norway131:395,56035,657
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

The alternate forms: Ocal (1,087) are calculated separately.

Öcal (1,410) may also be a first name.

Öcal Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Öcal surname comes from the words öc, which means 'revenge', and al, which means 'to take'. So the surname means 'to get revenge'.

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Öcal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Öcal has its highest incidence in Turkey. It may also occur in the variant forms: Ocal. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Öcal? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 17,342nd most prevalent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 228,021 people. Öcal occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Öcal reside; 88 percent reside in West Asia and 88 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 208,047th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,410 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is held by 31,499 people, or 1 in 2,471. In Turkey Öcal is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 15 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 14 percent are found and Adana Province, where 5 percent are found. Barring Turkey this last name exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 0 percent are found and Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent are found.

Öcal Last Name Statistics demography

Öcal earn notably more than the average income. In Norway they earn 21.45% more than the national average, earning 420,297 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ocal921,087/
Özcal89216/
Acal758,331/
Özal754,218/
Ecal752,256/
Özhal67148/
Ackal67112/
Ogcal6742/
Özgal6736/
Akcal6731/
Oecal6730/
Agcal6721/
Hacal6715/
Ocaal679/
Okcal676/
Acall675/
Hocal674/
Acail674/
Özalt672/
Acaal672/
Ecall672/
Egcal671/
Ecalh671/
Hecal671/
Uical671/
Ocall670/
Eckal670/
Aecal670/

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