Sahl Surname

40,596th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,904 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Sahl Surname Definition:

(from an acronym/abbreviation) For Zalman Halevi or Sander Halevi.

Sahl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen4,5521:5,805813
Iran1,6771:45,7865,201
Iraq1,4721:23,7921,284
Morocco9881:34,8955,588
Egypt9461:97,1848,316
Germany8751:92,00611,540
Denmark6101:9,254851
United States6061:598,11748,731
Saudi Arabia3981:77,52710,981
Sweden1791:55,0104,260
Afghanistan841:382,7765,466
France831:800,27496,515
Pakistan591:3,027,86224,468
Qatar531:44,4914,459
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Canada371:995,82774,831
Norway361:142,84118,058
India251:30,682,615377,978
Syria241:804,2096,249
Israel241:356,56829,419
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Austria101:851,54467,454
England91:6,190,895170,599
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Tunisia51:122,12516,050
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

Sahl (12,512) may also be a first name.

Sahl Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from an acronym/abbreviation) For Zalman Halevi or Sander Halevi.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Sahl Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sahl (Arabic: شعل, Marathi: सािहल) has its highest incidence in Yemen. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sahl? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 40,596th most common last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 564,751 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 65 percent of Sahl live; 51 percent live in West Asia and 39 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 52,676th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 12,512 people.

The surname Sahl is most frequent in Yemen, where it is borne by 4,552 people, or 1 in 5,805. In Yemen Sahl is most frequent in: Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 55 percent reside, Hadramaut Governorate, where 15 percent reside and Hajjah Governorate, where 12 percent reside. Not including Yemen it occurs in 51 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 13 percent reside and Iraq, where 11 percent reside.

Sahl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sahl has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sahl last name rose 1,595 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sahl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sahl are 3.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.59% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sahl earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 12.62% more than the national average, earning 389,743 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.71% more than the national average, earning $43,888 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.66% less than the national average, earning $45,878 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sahal8970,837/
Shahl891,083/
Sahul89840/
Sahyl8924/
Sahhl893/
Sahlh893/
Sahll892/
Saahl891/
Sathl891/
Salhl891/
Saihl891/
Sal8636,420/
Shahul806,262/
Shahal802,909/
Schahl80435/
Sahail80162/
Sachel8061/
Sahall8016/
Sachil8013/
Sahgil807/
Scahal805/
Saheil804/
Shahlh803/
Saahal802/
Sahaul801/
Ssahal801/
Sahaal801/
Sahalh801/
D'Sahl801/
Shahll801/
Sceahl800/
Sale75400,029/
Sall75230,952/
Salh7564,021/
Seal7546,578/
Saul7543,395/
Sial7529,659/
Salt7514,443/
Saal7511,639/
Sail7510,537/
Shal756,750/
Sohl753,121/
Szal752,000/
Shol751,218/
Sald75339/
Scal75106/
Salp7553/
Satl7523/
Sayl7521/
Sajl759/
Sasl756/
Saïl756/
Ssal756/
Jsal752/
Hsal752/
Saãl751/
Salå751/
Salë751/
Saál751/
Saùl751/
Sa'l751/
Zsal751/
Scahall739/
Sachell736/
Shaahul734/
Shahaal733/
Shashyl733/
Shahail732/
Shahull732/
Sahlova732/
Sachesl731/
Sahselt731/
Shsahal731/
Sshahul731/
Shahall731/
Shaheil731/
Shahâle731/
Shah'al731/
Sahtelt731/
Sahailh731/
Shahsil731/
Salhe6730,625/
Shale6717,510/
Salle6717,460/
Seale6714,034/
Saile675,269/
Shail673,487/
Saule673,385/
Shaul673,122/
Shole673,040/
Sheil672,675/
Shall672,644/
Sasil672,433/
Sacil672,301/
Satil672,056/
Sayle672,009/
Sholl671,808/
Schol671,800/
Shaal671,484/
Saale671,065/
Shoul67989/
Şahal67498/
Satel67439/
Schachel67430/
Saull67429/
Schal67424/
Sagli67415/
Shold67333/
Seall67301/
Sallh67214/
Sheal67212/
Sacel67212/
Shoil67209/
Shald67191/
Shool67150/
Djahl67140/
Saalh67125/
Scall67121/
Zaahl67120/
Szall67115/
Salhh6793/
Saitl6788/
Saill6778/
Siaal6759/
Shayl6754/
Sauld6746/
Sasel6744/
Sceal6743/
Szaal6742/
Ssale6740/
Sahalova6739/
Sasle6738/
Sajtl6738/
Søhol6735/
Shalh6734/
Sheul6732/
Sohul6729/
Sailh6727/
Száhl6725/
Sjail6723/
Saail6722/
Saldì6722/
Hsale6720/
Sholt6716/
Shalp6715/
Sheyl6715/
Shohl6713/
Saldh6713/
Sholh6713/
Siall6712/
Soihl6712/
Shgal6711/
Sa'al6711/
Siohl6711/
Salll678/
Salph678/
Åshol678/
Shalt677/
Hsaal676/
Sgall676/
Shatl676/
Çahal675/
Jalhl674/
Ssalh674/
Sallì673/
Sgail673/
Siayl673/
Saaal673/
Shuol672/
Sohll672/
Seihl672/
Szail672/
Cahll672/
Salhs672/
Salld672/
Sauchell672/
Cahhl672/
Shhal672/
Seuhl672/
Szaul672/
Scail671/
Sallp671/
S'Hal671/
Salzz671/
Hsall671/
Scaul671/
Sayld671/
Sjaul671/
Sjgal671/
Sohyl671/
Shsal671/
Shotl671/
Shahahul671/
Szgal671/
Saltd671/
Sajlt671/
Sealh671/
Saild671/
Şahlı671/
Sayıl671/
Sallı671/
Zsale671/
Ssall671/
Sahálová671/
Saall671/
S'All671/
Saslh671/
Saulė671/
Sausl671/
Schahtel671/
Schachil671/
Saïle671/
Scaal671/
Ssaal671/
Sasyl671/
Saylh671/
Satlh671/
Saald671/
Saalt671/
Shahlova671/
Zahyl671/
Jahll671/
Hsail671/
Sealt670/
Shachell670/
Sholp670/
Sahschel670/
Zaihl670/
Sauschel670/
Saltt670/
Scahaill670/
Seald670/

Sahl Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sahl in the Marathi language
सािहलsaihala-
Sahl in the Arabic language
شعلshl-
سهلshl-

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