Rahal Surname

7,556th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75,100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Rahal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rahal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria33,0371:1,16977
Lebanon9,2031:613108
Jordan5,5481:1,594266
Syria5,2891:3,649423
Morocco4,4991:7,663993
Sudan2,5201:14,8852,042
Saudi Arabia2,3851:12,9371,813
Egypt2,2271:41,2824,194
Iraq1,7711:19,7751,158
Israel1,5151:5,649853
Palestine1,0791:4,216964
United States9021:401,83935,135
Brazil8791:243,5439,390
France5541:119,89718,119
Canada5151:71,5458,161
Yemen4461:59,2504,473
Sri Lanka4391:47,4005,492
Kuwait3181:11,9521,632
India3181:2,412,15577,882
United Arab Emirates2341:39,1554,079
Spain1781:262,65216,524
Argentina1521:281,20722,595
Tunisia1321:4,626737
England1311:425,32928,711
Bahrain1031:13,0932,472
Qatar811:29,1113,031
Iran761:1,010,29646,499
Venezuela501:604,08210,803
Mauritania471:87,1255,595
Sweden431:228,99415,912
Mexico391:3,182,72323,538
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
Pakistan341:5,254,23233,450
Chile301:587,21614,299
Belgium301:383,22141,070
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Denmark151:376,31425,792
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Oman121:307,3314,704
Senegal111:1,325,3953,666
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Paraguay91:804,0838,568
Libya91:693,7751,982
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Turkey81:9,727,678134,647
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Bulgaria61:1,163,15137,744
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Monaco31:12,3552,088
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
China21:683,660,78330,601
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Malta11:430,2723,380
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Rahal (10,064) may also be a first name.

Rahal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rahal (Arabic: راحال, Bengali: রাহল, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺮﺣﺎﻝ, Hindi: राहल, Marathi: राहल, Oriya: ରାହାଳ) is more frequently found in Algeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rahal? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,556th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 97,038 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Rahal reside; 57 percent reside in North Africa and 50 percent reside in Mahgreb. Rahal is also the 60,984th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 10,064 people.

The surname Rahal is most frequently used in Algeria, where it is held by 33,037 people, or 1 in 1,169. In Algeria it is most prevalent in: Biskra Province, where 9 percent live, Oran Province, where 8 percent live and Algiers Province, where 8 percent live. Beside Algeria it exists in 79 countries. It is also found in Lebanon, where 12 percent live and Jordan, where 7 percent live.

Rahal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rahal has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rahal surname increased 12,886 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 300 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Rahal Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Shiite (46%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Rahal last name are 9.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.85% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rahal earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 20.12% more than the national average, earning $51,829 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.6% more than the national average, earning $56,441 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rahail91996/
Rahall91386/
Rahaal91157/
Rahaul915/
Rahayl913/
Raahal912/
Rrahal912/
Rahl891,132/
Raal89531/
Rhal89168/
Rahul8024,691/
Rhall80174/
Raihl80157/
Reahl80110/
Rheal8093/
Rahll8047/
Rajhl8019/
Rhail8011/
Rhale807/
Rhhal806/
Rhaal806/
Raale806/
Rahyl804/
Rhaul804/
Raail803/
Rhalh802/
Rahlh802/
Rhayl801/
Hrahl801/
Raalt801/
Rhasl801/
Rauhl800/
Raall800/
Ral753,140/
Rachel7316,510/
Raihle7391/
Rachil7351/
Rayhle7325/
Raheil7318/
R'Hail7317/
Reahle7314/
Raatel735/
Rhaile733/
Rahull733/
Rhealt733/
Raahul732/
Raheyl732/
Rahhul731/
Raahyl731/
Rahtil731/
Rhaaal731/
Rauhle731/
Rhaule731/
Rheall730/
Rahcel730/
Rachyl730/
Rhalph730/
Raul67133,089/
Real6794,012/
Rall676,794/
Rail673,109/
Rale672,731/
Rayl672,554/
Rohl672,184/
Raichel67506/
Rachell67353/
Rzal67321/
Ralh67207/
Rasl67149/
Raychel67130/
Rald6773/
Rajl6747/
Rauchel6745/
Hral6731/
Reachel6731/
Ralp6723/
Rachild6717/
Rahlová6712/
Ralt6710/
Raasild679/
Ratl678/
Rhol676/
Rachelt675/
Raheile674/
Raùl673/
Raachel673/
Rahtell672/
Rzaallh672/
Racheld671/
R'Haile671/
Rachill671/
Ráhl671/
Rahyleh671/
Rõhl671/
Rral671/
Raaheel671/

Rahal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rahal in the Bengali language
রাহলrahala-
Rahal in the Hindi language
राहलrahala66.93
रहलrahala25.98
रहालrahala4.72
टहलtahala0.79
राहraha0.79
Rahal in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺮﺣﺎﻝalrhal66.67
ﺭﺣﺎﻝrhal20
ﺍﻟﺮﺍﺣﻞalrahl13.33
Rahal in the Marathi language
राहलrahala47.37
रहाळrahala16.84
रहालrahala13.68
रहलrahala4.21
राहुलrahula4.21
राहळrahala4.21
रहाळकरrahalakara2.11
राहालrahala2.11
रेहलrehala2.11
Rahal in the Oriya language
ରାହାଳrahala38.46
ରାହାଲrahala19.23
ରାହଲrahala15.38
ରାହଳrahala11.54
ରାହାଲତାିrahalatai7.69
ରାହିଲrahila3.85
ରହଲrahala3.85
Rahal in the Arabic language
راحالrahal-
رحلrhl-
راهالrahal-
راحلrahl-

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