Khigal Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Khigal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Khigal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Khigal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Khigal (Russian: Хигаль) is carried by more people in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Khigal click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Khigal? popularity and diffusion

The surname Khigal is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Khigal reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.

The last name Khigal is most widely held in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 8,038,296. In Afghanistan it is mostly concentrated in: Kabul, where 50 percent are found, Khost, where 25 percent are found and Nangarhar, where 25 percent are found. Barring Afghanistan Khigal occurs in one country. It is also common in Pakistan, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khaigal925/
Higal9115/
Kigal919/
Hingal83240/
Khugal83131/
Chigal8390/
Higale8351/
Highal837/
Kaigal837/
Haigal834/
Heigal834/
Kigale833/
Kiggal832/
Higall831/
Hisgal831/
Khegal831/
Kuigal831/
Hiegal830/
Chingal771,615/
Chigale77327/
Kigaile77190/
Kaingal7768/
Khegale7740/
Haigale7725/
Hisgail7715/
Kaigale779/
Higgalt774/
Khajgal772/
Khengal772/
Hinggal771/
Kaaigal771/
Khugaal771/
Chiggal771/
Heigale771/
Hingall770/
Cigal732,004/
Gigal73223/
Kugal73170/
Kegal73119/
Jigal7363/
Hegal7359/
Higol7314/
Chaigale71264/
Chighale7167/
Chigault7118/
Kigalova7110/
Chigaile713/
Chhaigal711/
Choigale711/
Khugahal711/
Chegal674,852/
Cigaal672,318/
Hegale67265/
Hingol67196/
Khugol67107/
Hengal67104/
Kegale6777/
Higole6761/
Giggal6757/
Jiggal6737/
Keegal6725/
Chigol6716/
Hygail6711/
Jaigal679/
Cihgal677/
Kughal675/
Caigal674/
Chaaigale673/
Kaygal673/
Huigol672/
Kigole672/
Keghal671/
Keagal671/
Cigall671/
Heegal670/
Higold670/
Ciggal670/
Keugal670/
Hegall670/
Heagal670/
Kegall670/

Khigal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Khigal in the Russian language
Хигальhigal-

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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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  • 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 Khigal
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