Sahal Surname
Approximately 70,837 people bear this surname
Sahal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 42,790 | 1:314 | 44 |
| Sudan | 6,160 | 1:6,089 | 887 |
| Ethiopia | 4,668 | 1:20,897 | 2,688 |
| Kenya | 4,437 | 1:10,408 | 1,319 |
| India | 2,733 | 1:280,668 | 15,972 |
| Indonesia | 2,199 | 1:60,141 | 6,594 |
| Somaliland | 2,103 | 1:1,664 | 209 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,511 | 1:20,421 | 2,846 |
| Morocco | 1,295 | 1:26,622 | 4,228 |
| Ukraine | 523 | 1:87,041 | 12,491 |
| Bangladesh | 451 | 1:353,341 | 9,758 |
| Djibouti | 449 | 1:2,038 | 200 |
| Algeria | 165 | 1:234,131 | 25,868 |
| Pakistan | 150 | 1:1,190,959 | 14,323 |
| Iran | 144 | 1:533,212 | 30,936 |
| Papua New Guinea | 141 | 1:57,828 | 7,385 |
| Iraq | 115 | 1:304,536 | 6,054 |
| Malaysia | 101 | 1:292,022 | 16,042 |
| United States | 91 | 1:3,983,065 | 216,270 |
| Nigeria | 86 | 1:2,059,800 | 71,823 |
| Philippines | 72 | 1:1,406,086 | 101,646 |
| England | 65 | 1:857,201 | 45,134 |
| Sweden | 60 | 1:164,113 | 11,407 |
| Canada | 43 | 1:856,874 | 66,382 |
| Qatar | 34 | 1:69,353 | 6,725 |
| France | 31 | 1:2,142,668 | 174,004 |
| Norway | 25 | 1:205,691 | 23,411 |
| Poland | 23 | 1:1,652,554 | 91,394 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| United Arab Emirates | 15 | 1:610,818 | 23,687 |
| Denmark | 14 | 1:403,194 | 27,097 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Niger | 9 | 1:2,132,446 | 40,124 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Oman | 3 | 1:1,229,324 | 8,987 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
The alternate forms: Şahal (498) are calculated separately.
Sahal (51,517) may also be a first name.
Sahal Demographics
Sahal Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Sahal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sahal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sahal (Arabic: شعال, Hindi: सहल, Marathi: सहल, Oriya: ସାହାଲ) occurs more in Somalia more than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Şahal. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sahal? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,015th most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 102,878 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Sahal live; 77 percent live in East Africa and 70 percent live in Cushitic Africa. Sahal is also the 18,041st most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 51,517 people.
The surname Sahal is most frequently held in Somalia, where it is carried by 42,790 people, or 1 in 314. Not including Somalia Sahal exists in 74 countries. It also occurs in Sudan, where 9 percent live and Ethiopia, where 7 percent live.
Sahal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Sahal has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Sahal surname increased 1,083 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sahal Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Sahal last name is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Sahal are 1.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.55% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Sahal earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 32.62% less than the national average, earning 233,186 kr per year; in United States they earn 41.22% less than the national average, earning $25,361 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.03% less than the national average, earning $32,776 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sahal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sahal in the Hindi language | ||
| सहल | sahala | 73.08 |
| सहाल | sahala | 22.73 |
| साहल | sahala | 3.85 |
| सहेल | sahela | 0.35 |
| Sahal in the Marathi language | ||
| सहल | sahala | 69.06 |
| सहाळ | sahala | 11.66 |
| सहाल | sahala | 10.31 |
| साहल | sahala | 6.28 |
| साहाळ | sahala | 0.9 |
| ेाहल | eahala | 0.9 |
| साहाल | sahala | 0.45 |
| Sahal in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାହାଲ | sahala | 46.34 |
| ସହଲ | sahala | 12.2 |
| ସହଳ | sahala | 7.32 |
| ସାହଲ | sahala | 7.32 |
| ସାହାଳ | sahala | 7.32 |
| ଶାହାଳ | sahala | 4.88 |
| ସାହାଳା | sahala | 2.44 |
| ସାଲ | sala | 2.44 |
| ଶାହାଲ୍ | sahal | 2.44 |
| ସହାଳ | sahala | 2.44 |
| ଶାହାଲ | sahala | 2.44 |
| ସାହାଲତାି | sahalatai | 2.44 |
| Sahal in the Arabic language | ||
| شعال | shal | - |
| سهال | shal | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sahal
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