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 Male Chahal Height
176.26 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Chahal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chahal Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chahal (Arabic: الشهال, Hindi: चहल, Marathi: चाहल, Oriya: ଚହଳ) is most common in India. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chahal? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 26,015th most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 352,294 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 63 percent of Chahal are found; 60 percent are found in South Asia and 59 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 359,531st most frequently held first name internationally, held by 549 people.
It is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 12,189 people, or 1 in 62,931. In India it is most frequent in: Punjab, where 43 percent are found, Haryana, where 19 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 10 percent are found. Aside from India Chahal occurs in 54 countries. It also occurs in England, where 13 percent are found and Canada, where 13 percent are found.
Chahal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Chahal has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 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 Democrats than The US average, with 55.7% being registered with the political 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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