Cahel Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Cahel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cahel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia1271:83,72814,017
Slovakia191:280,86641,728
India81:95,883,173728,828
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
France11:66,422,722504,397
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Cahel (23) may also be a first name.

Cahel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cahel (Hindi: चहेल) is found most in Czechia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Cahel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cahel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,321,499th most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 42,867,917 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Cahel reside; 87 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 87 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. Cahel is also the 2,239,265th most common first name globally. It is borne by 23 people.

It is most widely held in Czechia, where it is held by 127 people, or 1 in 83,728. In Czechia it is primarily concentrated in: Moravian-Silesian Region, where 43 percent live, Zlín Region, where 38 percent live and South Moravian Region, where 6 percent live. Not including Czechia Cahel is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 11 percent live and India, where 5 percent live.

Cahel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cahel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cahel last name decreased 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cahel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Cahel last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cahell914/
Cahele912/
Cahiel911/
Caheal910/
Cael892,347/
Cheahel831/
Caheill830/
Kahel80358/
Cahil80223/
Cohel8013/
Caele803/
Caell803/
Cahelová7784/
Cahelova771/
Cauyhell770/
Cahill7355,707/
Cahuil7368/
Kahiel7326/
Kahell7317/
Khahel737/
Cheail736/
Caelle733/
Kaheal732/
Kauhel731/
Coheld731/
Kahehl731/
Caelhe731/
Caeyld731/
Kaïhel731/
Kaheld731/
Coehel730/
Ceauel730/
Caaell730/
Cohell730/
Cahilp730/
Kael67640/
Coel67461/
Qael6753/
Cahlova673/
Coheald672/
Cahhill672/
Ceaușel671/
Cahilll671/
Cahahil671/
Cahgill671/
Cauhill670/
Cahille670/
Kaheale670/
Caahill670/
Kaechel670/

Cahel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cahel in the Hindi language
चहेलcahela-

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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
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  • 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 Cahel
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