Al Mahal Surname

378,019th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 945 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Al Mahal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Mahal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen7951:33,2393,062
Bahrain1031:13,0932,472
Jordan331:267,95310,595
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Al Mahal Last Name Facts

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

Al Mahal is borne by more people in Yemen than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Mahal? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 378,019th most widely held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 7,711,689 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Mahal are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 95 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.

The last name Al Mahal is most numerous in Yemen, where it is borne by 795 people, or 1 in 33,239. In Yemen it is primarily found in: Al Bayda Governorate, where 72 percent are found, Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 16 percent are found and Sana'a Governorate, where 12 percent are found. Not including Yemen this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Bahrain, where 11 percent are found and Jordan, where 3 percent are found.

Al Mahal Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Al Mahal last name is chiefly Syriac Catholic (67%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al-Mahal887/
Al Mal8621/
Al Malt8012/
Al Mail805/
Al Mall802/
Al Male801/
Al Masel751/
Al-Mal71148/
Al-Mall677/
Al Mold676/
Al-Malt672/
Al-Mail672/
Al-Moul5311/
Al-Molle501/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Al Mahal
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