Chahal Surname
Approximately 20,686 people bear this surname
Chahal Surname User-submission:
Descandants of White Huns, the Chahals (Chols of European history) in the fourth century AD, were settled on the east of Caspian sea. This was the period when Chahals were occupying Zabulistan in the Ghazni area. Ancestry is Central Asian and due to interbreeding with natives it is Indian, Iranian, and Turkish.
Read More About This SurnameChahal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 12,189 | 1:62,931 | 4,300 |
| England | 2,789 | 1:19,978 | 2,834 |
| Canada | 2,682 | 1:13,738 | 2,019 |
| United States | 1,610 | 1:225,130 | 21,781 |
| Australia | 255 | 1:105,865 | 11,876 |
| Pakistan | 199 | 1:897,708 | 12,217 |
| United Arab Emirates | 195 | 1:46,986 | 4,731 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| New Zealand | 92 | 1:49,221 | 7,974 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| Hong Kong | 56 | 1:130,991 | 2,371 |
| Singapore | 56 | 1:98,352 | 4,171 |
| Malaysia | 47 | 1:627,537 | 30,158 |
| Scotland | 44 | 1:121,678 | 7,769 |
| Qatar | 41 | 1:57,512 | 5,907 |
| Iran | 27 | 1:2,843,797 | 88,363 |
| Spain | 22 | 1:2,125,093 | 54,547 |
| Thailand | 18 | 1:3,924,352 | 328,346 |
| Norway | 17 | 1:302,487 | 30,120 |
| Netherlands | 16 | 1:1,055,448 | 66,951 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:257,878 | 14,969 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Lebanon | 6 | 1:939,514 | 16,645 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Chahal (549) may also be a first name.
Chahal Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Descandants of White Huns, the Chahals (Chols of European history) in the fourth century AD, were settled on the east of Caspian sea. This was the period when Chahals were occupying Zabulistan in the Ghazni area. Ancestry is Central Asian and due to interbreeding with natives it is Indian, Iranian, and Turkish.
However, the name Chahal is shared by another clan and inter mixing has occurred; so ancestry is mixed. The name Chahal can be found native to Lebanon, Israel and Central Asian countries.
- hsingh1861Chahal Demographics
Average Chahal Salary in
United States
$54,223 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Chahal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chahal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chahal (Arabic: الشهال, Hindi: चहल, Marathi: चाहल, Oriya: ଚହଳ) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chahal? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 26,015th most widely held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 352,294 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 63 percent of Chahal live; 60 percent live in South Asia and 59 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 359,531st most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 549 people.
Chahal is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 12,189 people, or 1 in 62,931. In India it is most frequent in: Punjab, where 43 percent reside, Haryana, where 19 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 10 percent reside. Not including India this last name is found in 54 countries. It also occurs in England, where 13 percent reside and Canada, where 13 percent reside.
Chahal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Chahal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Chahal last name rose 26,833 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Chahal Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Chahal are 2.47% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.7% registered with the party.
The amount Chahal earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 8.83% less than the national average, earning 315,523 kr per year; in United States they earn 25.66% more than the national average, earning $54,223 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.73% more than the national average, earning $57,497 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chahal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chahal in the Hindi language | ||
| चहल | cahala | 54.26 |
| चाहल | cahala | 43.77 |
| चाहाल | cahala | 0.96 |
| चहाल | cahala | 0.79 |
| चद्रल | cadrala | 0.06 |
| चाहला | cahala | 0.06 |
| चचल | cacala | 0.06 |
| Chahal in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚହଳ | cahala | 52.31 |
| ଚହଲ | cahala | 36.11 |
| ଚାହାଲ | cahala | 5.56 |
| ଚାହଲ | cahala | 1.85 |
| ଚାହାଳ | cahala | 1.39 |
| ମହାକୁର | mahakura | 0.46 |
| Chahal in the Marathi language | ||
| चाहल | cahala | 27.31 |
| चहाळ | cahala | 26.71 |
| चहाल | cahala | 22.24 |
| चहल | cahala | 15.79 |
| चाहाल | cahala | 3.97 |
| चाहाळ | cahala | 0.99 |
| चाहळ | cahala | 0.6 |
| छहाल | chahala | 0.6 |
| चहार | cahara | 0.4 |
| चाहत | cahata | 0.2 |
| चहान | cahana | 0.2 |
| चहाळाने | cahalane | 0.2 |
| चहळ | cahala | 0.2 |
| चाहला | cahala | 0.2 |
| चटाल | catala | 0.2 |
| Chahal in the Arabic language | ||
| الشهال | alshhal | - |
| شهال | shhal | - |
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