Pal Surname
Approximately 3,141,817 people bear this surname
Pal Surname User-submission:
A Hungarian last name derived from the given name, Pál, which is Hungarian form of Paul which came from the Roman family name Paulus, which meant "small" or "humble" in Latin.
Pal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2,968,653 | 1:258 | 23 |
| South Sudan | 80,849 | 1:141 | 25 |
| Bangladesh | 43,707 | 1:3,646 | 346 |
| Romania | 10,238 | 1:1,961 | 251 |
| Sudan | 4,480 | 1:8,373 | 1,185 |
| United States | 4,197 | 1:86,361 | 9,752 |
| Ethiopia | 3,864 | 1:25,245 | 3,162 |
| Philippines | 2,003 | 1:50,543 | 8,303 |
| England | 1,902 | 1:29,294 | 3,950 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,867 | 1:4,907 | 619 |
| Pakistan | 1,467 | 1:121,775 | 3,562 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,391 | 1:22,182 | 3,101 |
| Fiji | 1,382 | 1:647 | 68 |
| Canada | 1,249 | 1:29,500 | 3,861 |
| Poland | 770 | 1:49,362 | 7,785 |
| Kenya | 766 | 1:60,287 | 5,903 |
| Qatar | 665 | 1:3,546 | 355 |
| Australia | 631 | 1:42,782 | 5,439 |
| Kuwait | 627 | 1:6,062 | 833 |
| Oman | 591 | 1:6,240 | 885 |
| Papua New Guinea | 588 | 1:13,867 | 1,315 |
| Sri Lanka | 585 | 1:35,570 | 4,375 |
| Thailand | 497 | 1:142,129 | 22,211 |
| Spain | 492 | 1:95,024 | 7,874 |
| Israel | 474 | 1:18,054 | 2,687 |
| Austria | 446 | 1:19,093 | 2,960 |
| Russia | 421 | 1:342,335 | 34,115 |
| Ukraine | 421 | 1:108,130 | 15,447 |
| Germany | 416 | 1:193,523 | 22,379 |
| Ghana | 416 | 1:64,954 | 6,785 |
| Egypt | 397 | 1:231,576 | 16,276 |
| Serbia | 324 | 1:22,052 | 2,500 |
| Bahrain | 323 | 1:4,175 | 737 |
| Cambodia | 273 | 1:56,729 | 1,922 |
| Hungary | 265 | 1:37,043 | 4,030 |
| Turkey | 265 | 1:293,666 | 19,356 |
| Slovenia | 255 | 1:9,756 | 2,266 |
| Singapore | 253 | 1:21,770 | 855 |
| Burkina Faso | 235 | 1:78,094 | 2,816 |
| Malaysia | 220 | 1:134,065 | 8,611 |
| France | 212 | 1:313,315 | 47,708 |
| New Zealand | 198 | 1:22,870 | 4,013 |
| Netherlands | 186 | 1:90,791 | 14,945 |
| Brazil | 177 | 1:1,209,460 | 41,744 |
| Argentina | 164 | 1:260,631 | 21,036 |
| Indonesia | 160 | 1:826,557 | 62,551 |
| Iran | 152 | 1:505,148 | 29,867 |
| Sweden | 131 | 1:75,166 | 5,627 |
| Portugal | 113 | 1:92,197 | 4,545 |
| Croatia | 108 | 1:39,154 | 7,862 |
| Greece | 106 | 1:104,526 | 17,585 |
| Italy | 82 | 1:745,813 | 61,559 |
| Taiwan | 73 | 1:321,161 | 2,578 |
| Hong Kong | 70 | 1:104,793 | 1,905 |
| Dominican Republic | 69 | 1:151,202 | 5,897 |
| Switzerland | 61 | 1:134,638 | 13,235 |
| Slovakia | 51 | 1:104,636 | 19,871 |
| Nepal | 46 | 1:619,151 | 4,824 |
| Scotland | 46 | 1:116,387 | 7,543 |
| Norway | 43 | 1:119,588 | 15,719 |
| Kazakhstan | 34 | 1:520,073 | 37,773 |
| China | 33 | 1:41,433,987 | 2,228 |
| Mongolia | 32 | 1:88,290 | 6,105 |
| Nigeria | 31 | 1:5,714,283 | 142,531 |
| Belgium | 29 | 1:396,436 | 41,978 |
| Ireland | 28 | 1:168,176 | 7,397 |
| Colombia | 28 | 1:1,706,217 | 11,445 |
| South Africa | 26 | 1:2,083,758 | 92,464 |
| Denmark | 24 | 1:235,196 | 18,480 |
| Estonia | 23 | 1:57,470 | 10,794 |
| Mexico | 22 | 1:5,642,100 | 30,806 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Japan | 19 | 1:6,728,647 | 42,320 |
| Bulgaria | 18 | 1:387,717 | 18,370 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Costa Rica | 16 | 1:298,754 | 3,169 |
| Belarus | 15 | 1:633,404 | 54,314 |
| Lebanon | 14 | 1:402,649 | 11,601 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:257,878 | 14,969 |
| Finland | 11 | 1:499,700 | 30,478 |
| Jersey | 10 | 1:9,920 | 2,003 |
| Lithuania | 10 | 1:303,459 | 16,246 |
| Czechia | 9 | 1:1,181,497 | 85,740 |
| Macau | 9 | 1:66,848 | 400 |
| Myanmar | 9 | 1:5,770,887 | 975 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| South Korea | 8 | 1:6,405,032 | 1,091 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| Transnistria | 8 | 1:59,337 | 8,632 |
| Venezuela | 8 | 1:3,775,510 | 36,567 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Vietnam | 6 | 1:15,441,009 | 3,090 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 5 | 1:1,194,531 | 65,188 |
| Moldova | 5 | 1:712,274 | 39,996 |
| Montenegro | 5 | 1:127,913 | 4,949 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Jamaica | 4 | 1:717,487 | 10,371 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 1:857,940 | 31,713 |
| Bhutan | 3 | 1:205,346 | 1,091 |
| Brunei | 3 | 1:139,577 | 3,009 |
| Cuba | 3 | 1:3,840,905 | 13,116 |
| Jordan | 3 | 1:2,947,479 | 21,051 |
| Andorra | 2 | 1:41,919 | 1,654 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Kosovo | 2 | 1:930,934 | 12,188 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Saint Lucia | 2 | 1:89,390 | 2,918 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 1:2,510,934 | 119,518 |
The alternate forms: Pál (16,718) & Pàl (7) are calculated separately.
Pal (111,106) may also be a first name.
Pal Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
A Hungarian last name derived from the given name, Pál, which is Hungarian form of Paul which came from the Roman family name Paulus, which meant "small" or "humble" in Latin.
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Average Pal Salary in
United States
$49,641 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Pal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pal (Arabic: بال, Bengali: পাল, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﻝ, Hindi: पाल, Marathi: पाल, Oriya: ପାଳ, Russian: Паль, Tibetan: པཱལ་) is found most in India. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Pál or Pàl. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Pal? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 169th most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 2,320 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Pal reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 93 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 9,250th most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 111,106 people.
Pal is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 2,968,653 people, or 1 in 258. In India Pal is primarily concentrated in: West Bengal, where 41 percent reside, Uttar Pradesh, where 25 percent reside and Haryana, where 7 percent reside. Excluding India it occurs in 163 countries. It is also found in South Sudan, where 3 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 1 percent reside.
Pal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Pal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pal surname expanded 20,985 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 27,171 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 560 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Pal Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Pal last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (84%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Greek Orthodox (75%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Pal last name are 6.01% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.24% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Pal earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 69.07% less than the national average, earning €9,289 per year; in Norway they earn 22.03% less than the national average, earning 269,822 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 129.32% more than the national average, earning R 544,956 per year; in Colombia they earn 24.52% more than the national average, earning $28,270,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.05% more than the national average, earning $49,641 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.11% more than the national average, earning $55,700 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pál | 89 | 16,718 | / |
| Pàl | 89 | 7 | / |
| Paul | 86 | 1,654,899 | / |
| Pale | 86 | 110,837 | / |
| Phal | 86 | 37,031 | / |
| Pahl | 86 | 19,878 | / |
| Pall | 86 | 13,032 | / |
| Paal | 86 | 7,417 | / |
| Peal | 86 | 6,154 | / |
| Pail | 86 | 2,614 | / |
| Palh | 86 | 1,591 | / |
| Paál | 86 | 932 | / |
| Palt | 86 | 518 | / |
| Payl | 86 | 380 | / |
| Patl | 86 | 263 | / |
| Ppal | 86 | 144 | / |
| Pald | 86 | 127 | / |
| Pfal | 86 | 50 | / |
| Pajl | 86 | 40 | / |
| Palù | 86 | 29 | / |
| Palp | 86 | 11 | / |
| Pasl | 86 | 6 | / |
| Bpal | 86 | 3 | / |
| Hpal | 86 | 3 | / |
| Paùl | 86 | 2 | / |
| Vpal | 86 | 1 | / |
| Palì | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pa'l | 86 | 1 | / |
| Patel | 75 | 4,847,640 | / |
| Patil | 75 | 3,705,743 | / |
| Palle | 75 | 43,221 | / |
| Paule | 75 | 13,352 | / |
| Paull | 75 | 7,942 | / |
| Phale | 75 | 5,368 | / |
| Paile | 75 | 2,811 | / |
| Pfahl | 75 | 2,402 | / |
| Pahal | 75 | 1,974 | / |
| Pasle | 75 | 1,082 | / |
| Peale | 75 | 636 | / |
| Peall | 75 | 506 | / |
| Paitl | 75 | 440 | / |
| Pacil | 75 | 425 | / |
| Pasil | 75 | 349 | / |
| Pasel | 75 | 334 | / |
| Payle | 75 | 331 | / |
| Pahul | 75 | 330 | / |
| Palph | 75 | 254 | / |
| Phalh | 75 | 181 | / |
| Pagli | 75 | 165 | / |
| Phalp | 75 | 159 | / |
| Paale | 75 | 149 | / |
| Phail | 75 | 145 | / |
| Phaal | 75 | 135 | / |
| Pajtl | 75 | 104 | / |
| Pacel | 75 | 104 | / |
| Pauhl | 75 | 94 | / |
| Palhe | 75 | 85 | / |
| Peahl | 75 | 58 | / |
| Paill | 75 | 46 | / |
| Pheal | 75 | 45 | / |
| Phall | 75 | 41 | / |
| Phaul | 75 | 41 | / |
| Paail | 75 | 33 | / |
| Pauul | 75 | 33 | / |
| Pauld | 75 | 26 | / |
| Ppaul | 75 | 18 | / |
| Pfail | 75 | 18 | / |
| Paytl | 75 | 15 | / |
| Pattl | 75 | 12 | / |
| Pfaul | 75 | 12 | / |
| Patél | 75 | 12 | / |
| Paisl | 75 | 10 | / |
| Pallë | 75 | 10 | / |
| Patll | 75 | 8 | / |
| Patlt | 75 | 8 | / |
| Vpaul | 75 | 7 | / |
| Pfhal | 75 | 6 | / |
| Paulh | 75 | 5 | / |
| Paall | 75 | 4 | / |
| Pfall | 75 | 4 | / |
| Paulp | 75 | 4 | / |
| Pa'al | 75 | 4 | / |
| Pauyl | 75 | 3 | / |
| Pfayl | 75 | 3 | / |
| Paltt | 75 | 3 | / |
| Pfalt | 75 | 2 | / |
| Pailt | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ppale | 75 | 2 | / |
| Phahl | 75 | 2 | / |
| Peald | 75 | 2 | / |
| Pathl | 75 | 1 | / |
| Peatl | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ppaal | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ppail | 75 | 1 | / |
| Paahl | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pallp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hpale | 75 | 1 | / |
| Paulì | 75 | 1 | / |
| Patêl | 75 | 1 | / |
| Patíl | 75 | 1 | / |
| Paáll | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pallt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pallő | 75 | 1 | / |
| Phald | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pealh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vppal | 75 | 1 | / |
| Phalt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Phaël | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pgalh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pfaal | 75 | 1 | / |
| Paylt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pealt | 75 | 0 | / |
| Pol | 67 | 47,849 | / |
| Paille | 67 | 2,856 | / |
| Pattel | 67 | 1,555 | / |
| Palová | 67 | 912 | / |
| Palova | 67 | 841 | / |
| Pachel | 67 | 737 | / |
| Pailhe | 67 | 609 | / |
| Palowa | 67 | 585 | / |
| Paulhe | 67 | 560 | / |
| Patell | 67 | 528 | / |
| Paitel | 67 | 427 | / |
| Paatil | 67 | 391 | / |
| Pateel | 67 | 362 | / |
| Phalle | 67 | 352 | / |
| Pacelt | 67 | 296 | / |
| Paisil | 67 | 267 | / |
| Pattil | 67 | 264 | / |
| Peault | 67 | 248 | / |
| Paicil | 67 | 245 | / |
| Passel | 67 | 224 | / |
| Paszel | 67 | 219 | / |
| Patill | 67 | 168 | / |
| Payleh | 67 | 159 | / |
| Peasel | 67 | 142 | / |
| Pazcel | 67 | 127 | / |
| Phatil | 67 | 73 | / |
| Pasell | 67 | 64 | / |
| Passil | 67 | 64 | / |
| Patlep | 67 | 62 | / |
| Paisel | 67 | 62 | / |
| Phaile | 67 | 49 | / |
| Pacell | 67 | 43 | / |
| Pól | 67 | 42 | / |
| Paatel | 67 | 37 | / |
| Pajtel | 67 | 33 | / |
| Pachil | 67 | 30 | / |
| Pautel | 67 | 25 | / |
| Paulle | 67 | 24 | / |
| Pausel | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ppatel | 67 | 22 | / |
| Paaysl | 67 | 18 | / |
| Bpatel | 67 | 17 | / |
| Phatel | 67 | 17 | / |
| Phaale | 67 | 17 | / |
| Phasle | 67 | 16 | / |
| Paitil | 67 | 14 | / |
| Paucel | 67 | 12 | / |
| D'Paul | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hpatel | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bhpaul | 67 | 10 | / |
| Paalle | 67 | 9 | / |
| Paselt | 67 | 9 | / |
| Paytel | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ppatil | 67 | 7 | / |
| Pautil | 67 | 7 | / |
| Pasill | 67 | 6 | / |
| Peatel | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hpacil | 67 | 4 | / |
| Paisle | 67 | 3 | / |
| Padtil | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pheasl | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pealle | 67 | 3 | / |
| Peasle | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hpasil | 67 | 3 | / |
| Phalph | 67 | 3 | / |
| Patelp | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bhpale | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pateld | 67 | 2 | / |
| Phasil | 67 | 2 | / |
| Paathl | 67 | 2 | / |
| Patelt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pasiel | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pôl | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pachhl | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pachäl | 67 | 2 | / |
| Paheel | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pate'l | 67 | 1 | / |
| Patesl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pathyl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Patild | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paullt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paulpp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paultt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pauyll | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paytil | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ppalle | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ppfale | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phaijl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pajtil | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pahaal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pahail | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paheil | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paulht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paysil | 67 | 1 | / |
| Patilĉ | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phaail | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phahal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phailt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pacyll | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phacil | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paijtl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paseel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paszil | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phayle | 67 | 0 | / |
| Patlet | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pfhale | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pheall | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pausil | 67 | 0 | / |
| Passyl | 67 | 0 | / |
Pal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pal in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺎﻝ | bal | - |
| Pal in the Bengali language | ||
| পাল | pala | 99.91 |
| পাল্ | pal | 0 |
| পল্ | pal | 0 |
| Pal in the Hindi language | ||
| पाल | pala | 99.78 |
| पाल् | pal | 0.01 |
| एस | esa | 0.01 |
| आर | ara | 0.01 |
| ाल | ala | 0 |
| पल् | pal | 0 |
| एन | ena | 0 |
| एम | ema | 0 |
| Pal in the Marathi language | ||
| पाल | pala | 98.81 |
| पल् | pal | 0 |
| Pal in the Oriya language | ||
| ପାଳ | pala | 70.35 |
| ପାଲ | pala | 27.1 |
| ପାଲ୍ | pal | 0.87 |
| ପଲ୍ | pal | 0.03 |
| ପାଳ୍ | pal | 0.01 |
| ଅଳି | ali | 0 |
| Pal in the Tibetan language | ||
| པཱལ་ | pal | 55.32 |
| པལ་ | pal | 23.4 |
| དཔལ་ | pal | 19.15 |
| པཱཡ་ | paya | 2.13 |
| Pal in the Russian language | ||
| Паль | pal | - |
| Pal in the Arabic language | ||
| بال | bal | - |
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