Rechal Surname

912,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 291 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Rechal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rechal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1591:417,75360,954
India1201:6,392,212146,413
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Réchal (3) are calculated separately.

Rechal (2,513) may also be a first name.

Rechal Last Name Facts

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

Rechal (Hindi: रेचल, Marathi: रेचल, Oriya: େରଚଲ୍, Tibetan: རཱ་ཆལ་) occurs most in France. It may appear as: Réchal. Click here to see other possible spellings of Rechal.

How Common Is The Last Name Rechal? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 912,827th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 25,043,113 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 44 percent of Rechal live; 44 percent live in South Asia and 43 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Rechal is also the 147,188th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 2,513 people.

The surname is most commonly used in France, where it is carried by 159 people, or 1 in 417,753. In France Rechal is most prevalent in: Île-de-France, where 74 percent are found, Guadeloupe, where 22 percent are found and Occitanie, where 2 percent are found. Barring France this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 41 percent are found and Pakistan, where 2 percent are found.

Rechal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rechal has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Réchal943/
Recheal92119/
Reychal9256/
Reichal9243/
Raechal9221/
Rechald923/
Reechal921/
Rechall921/
Riechal921/
Reachal921/
Reuchal920/
Recal9162/
Reacheal8634/
Reichald863/
Reshchal861/
Rieschal861/
Reicheal860/
Reichalt860/
Rachal834,164/
Richal8385/
Rochal8323/
Rekhal8322/
Rychal8311/
Reshal8310/
Recall833/
Rechol832/
Recail831/
Recaul831/
Recial831/
Rejhal830/
Rheaschal801/
Racheal771,691/
Richeal77350/
Richald77235/
Raichal77130/
Rachall77121/
Rekhail77103/
Rekhale7758/
Rachail7749/
Richall7727/
Ritchal7723/
Raychal7710/
Rajchal779/
Reshall779/
Rochall778/
Rexhall776/
Rocheal773/
Raachal771/
Reshale771/
Reeceal771/
Reykhal771/
Reijhal771/
Reciale771/
Roichal771/
Rzychal771/
Reecall771/
Rechold771/
Reeshal771/
Richalt770/
Richale770/
Reschalova751/
Reedschall751/
Rezal732,724/
Resal73493/
Rejal73304/
Rical7334/
Recol7331/
Rexal732/
Rycal731/
Reichold71709/
Rischall71120/
Recalova712/
Raycheal712/
Richauld712/
Rhaichal711/
Reichole711/
Richchal711/
Richgail711/
Rocheall711/
Raicheal711/
Richalle711/
Racheall710/
Richaldt710/
Reicholt710/
Rezaul679,469/
Rejaul672,447/
Reichhold671,157/
Richol67486/
Reasol67480/
Rejjal67245/
Ricail67207/
Reyjal67166/
Rishal67161/
Resaul67115/
Rochol6779/
Reazol6776/
Resalt6743/
Rychalova6743/
Rykhal6741/
Reezal6737/
Reesal6737/
Rachol6730/
Rejall6726/
Rojhal6723/
Ressal6720/
Rejahl6718/
Reizal6717/
Riezal6717/
Rexall6715/
Resale6715/
Rezzal6713/
Rejail6712/
Reyzal6712/
Resial6710/
Reusal678/
Rychalová678/
Rhizal677/
Rizhal677/
Rikhal676/
Rajhal676/
Raical675/
Rijhal675/
Redzal675/
Resall674/
Reisal674/
Rujhal672/
Rezeal672/
Reciol672/
Retsal672/
Reazal672/
Reshalova671/
Roycal671/
Roycehale671/
Rezail671/
Rejzal671/
Richchhal671/
Richczald671/
Ricschall671/
Ridcal671/
Riesal671/
Reicol671/
Hrycal671/
Raycal671/
Reasal671/
Reejal671/
Reysal671/
Rezaal671/
Reseal671/
Richaille671/
Rachał671/
Rychol671/
Rehycheahlle671/
Reshol671/
Resald671/
Rhezal671/
Reicholdt670/
Redsal670/

Rechal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rechal in the Tibetan language
རཱ་ཆལ་rachal-
Rechal in the Hindi language
रेचलrecala95.17
रेछलाrechala3.45
रेेचलreecala0.69
रेचालrecala0.69
Rechal in the Marathi language
रेचलrecala90.81
रेचालrecala2.16
रेचळrecala1.62
रॅचलrecala1.08
रचलracala0.81
िरचालiracala0.54
िरचलiracala0.27
रेचाळrecala0.27
Rechal in the Oriya language
େରଚଲ୍eracal50
େରଚଲeracala50

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