Gahal Surname

293,736th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,300 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Gahal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gahal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,2321:622,61829,727
Philippines651:1,557,511106,526
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220

Gahal (2,828) may also be a first name.

Gahal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gahal (Hindi: गहल, Marathi: गहाळ, Oriya: ଗହଳ) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Gahal.

How Common Is The Last Name Gahal? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gahal is the 293,736th most frequently used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,605,805 people. The last name Gahal occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Gahal are found; 95 percent are found in South Asia and 95 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Gahal is also the 137,035th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 2,828 people.

Gahal is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 1,232 people, or 1 in 622,618. In India it is most common in: Gujarat, where 62 percent live, Maharashtra, where 38 percent live and Odisha, where 0 percent live. Barring India it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 5 percent live and Indonesia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gahalh9112/
Gahall911/
Gaal895,390/
Gahl89959/
Ghal89310/
Gahaile833/
Gahaale831/
Gahalle831/
Ghahale831/
Ghale8048,237/
Ga'al801,345/
Ghalh80212/
Ghall80191/
Ghail80110/
Gaale8075/
Gauhl8065/
Ghaal8056/
Ghald8046/
Ghaul8038/
Gahul8022/
Ghayl8015/
Ghasl8012/
Ghalt806/
Gaall806/
Ghatl804/
Gheal802/
Nghal802/
Ghalp801/
Gathl801/
Ghahl801/
Gahll801/
Gaalt800/
Gaald800/
Gahahale772/
Gal7548,259/
Ghalle73113/
Ghacil7382/
Ghasil7378/
Ghasle7374/
Ghatel7320/
Ghayle7315/
Ghaule738/
Ghasel738/
Ghatil734/
Ghaale732/
Ghaile732/
Ghaitl732/
Gaatel732/
Ghausl731/
Gachil731/
Kgaale731/
Nghall731/
Gaalle731/
Gachel731/
Ghal'e731/
Ghalhe731/
Gathyl731/
Ghagli731/
Gale6772,553/
Gall6736,394/
Gaul6714,580/
Gaál678,322/
Gail676,000/
Gohl674,327/
Galt673,901/
Galh673,724/
Ghol67455/
Ghassil67405/
Ngal67358/
Gayl67200/
Gauchel67170/
Gald67124/
Galp6749/
Gaalová6737/
Gahylle6731/
Gaschel6731/
Gaël6730/
Gajl6727/
Gaalova6722/
Gatl6715/
Gaïl6713/
Gáal6712/
Kgal678/
Gasl674/
Ggal673/
Ga'l673/
Gaàl673/
Ghassel672/
Ghaseel672/
Ghausel671/
Ghasill671/
Ghatell671/
Hgal671/
Ghautel671/
Gaíl671/
Gáhl671/
Ghateel671/
Gaichel671/
Galì671/
Qgal671/

Gahal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gahal in the Marathi language
गहाळgahala93.53
गहालgahala2.11
गहलgahala1.32
गहाgaha0.26
गहला़gahala0.26
हाळhala0.26
गहलाgahala0.26
गाहळgahala0.26
गहाऊgaha'u0.13
Gahal in the Hindi language
गहलgahala90.91
गहालgahala9.09
Gahal in the Oriya language
ଗହଳgahala62.54
ଗହଲgahala36.42
ଚହଲcahala0.06

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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 Gahal
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