Shahgal Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Shahgal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 10 | 1:17,864,388 | 68,137 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
Shahgal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shahgal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shahgal (Hindi: सहगल) is carried by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shahgal? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,427,875th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shahgal live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 55 percent live in Islamic South Asia.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 17,864,388. In Pakistan Shahgal is most common in: Punjab, where 90 percent live and Islamabad Capital Territory, where 10 percent live. Outside of Pakistan it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 45 percent live and Afghanistan, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shahgal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shahgal in the Hindi language | ||
| सहगल | sahagala | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shahgal
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis