Shakhal Surname
Approximately 73 people bear this surname
Shakhal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 60 | 1:535,886 | 6,585 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
Shakhal (297) may also be a first name.
Shakhal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shakhal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shakhal (Bengali: শাখাল, Georgian: შახალ, Hindi: शाखाल, Marathi: शखाल, Russian: Шахал) is borne by more people in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shakhal? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,220,661st most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. The surname Shakhal is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Shakhal are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 95 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 511,663rd most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 297 people.
It is most frequent in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 535,886. In Afghanistan Shakhal is primarily found in: Bamyan, where 35 percent reside, Ghor, where 32 percent reside and Daykundi, where 18 percent reside. Outside of Afghanistan Shakhal occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 12 percent reside and India, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shakhal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shakhal in the Georgian language | ||
| შახალ | shakhal | - |
| Shakhal in the Bengali language | ||
| শাখাল | sakhala | - |
| Shakhal in the Hindi language | ||
| शाखाल | sakhala | 50 |
| शखाल | sakhala | 50 |
| Shakhal in the Marathi language | ||
| शखाल | sakhala | 42.86 |
| शखल | sakhala | 28.57 |
| हाखळ | hakhala | 28.57 |
| Shakhal in the Russian language | ||
| Шахал | sahal | - |
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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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- 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 Shakhal
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