Sohal Surname
Approximately 15,973 people bear this surname
Sohal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 9,092 | 1:84,367 | 5,657 |
| England | 2,554 | 1:21,816 | 3,062 |
| Bangladesh | 1,532 | 1:104,019 | 4,444 |
| Canada | 913 | 1:40,357 | 5,031 |
| United States | 786 | 1:461,144 | 39,345 |
| Pakistan | 235 | 1:760,187 | 11,057 |
| United Arab Emirates | 195 | 1:46,986 | 4,731 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Australia | 71 | 1:380,221 | 31,281 |
| Tanzania | 71 | 1:745,657 | 41,495 |
| Philippines | 70 | 1:1,446,260 | 102,978 |
| Qatar | 41 | 1:57,512 | 5,907 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| New Zealand | 36 | 1:125,787 | 15,451 |
| Scotland | 26 | 1:205,916 | 10,908 |
| Wales | 20 | 1:154,727 | 10,755 |
| Malaysia | 16 | 1:1,843,389 | 74,511 |
| Norway | 14 | 1:367,306 | 34,015 |
| Austria | 14 | 1:608,245 | 54,975 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Oman | 10 | 1:368,797 | 5,193 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Cambodia | 3 | 1:5,162,382 | 10,688 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
Sohal (6,221) may also be a first name.
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Sohal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sohal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sohal (Arabic: سوهال, Bengali: সোহেল, Hindi: सोहल, Marathi: सोहल, Oriya: େସାହଲ) is found most in India. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sohal.
How Common Is The Last Name Sohal? popularity and diffusion
It is the 33,247th most frequently held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 456,242 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 71 percent of Sohal are found; 68 percent are found in South Asia and 50 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 83,712th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 6,221 people.
This surname is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 9,092 people, or 1 in 84,367. In India Sohal is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 40 percent reside, Gujarat, where 19 percent reside and Jammu and Kashmir, where 12 percent reside. Barring India Sohal exists in 53 countries. It is also found in England, where 16 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 10 percent reside.
Sohal Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Sohal last name are 6.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.14% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Sohal earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 9.74% less than the national average, earning 312,378 kr per year; in United States they earn 26.26% more than the national average, earning $54,479 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.72% more than the national average, earning $57,491 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sohal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sohal in the Hindi language | ||
| सोहल | sohala | 93.23 |
| सोहाल | sohala | 5.18 |
| शोहाल | sohala | 0.6 |
| सोहला | sohala | 0.4 |
| सोहेल | sohela | 0.2 |
| Sohal in the Marathi language | ||
| सोहल | sohala | 91.11 |
| सोहेल | sohela | 3.55 |
| सोहळ | sohala | 2.73 |
| सोहाल | sohala | 0.36 |
| शोभा | sobha | 0.24 |
| सोहाळ | sohala | 0.24 |
| ेहल | ehala | 0.12 |
| सोहब | sohaba | 0.12 |
| सेहल | sehala | 0.12 |
| Sohal in the Bengali language | ||
| সোহেল | sohela | 66.67 |
| সোহাল | sohala | 33.33 |
| Sohal in the Oriya language | ||
| େସାହଲ | esahala | 54.55 |
| େଷାହଳ | esahala | 27.27 |
| େସାେହଲ | esaehala | 9.09 |
| େଶାହଳ | esahala | 9.09 |
| Sohal in the Arabic language | ||
| سوهال | swhal | - |
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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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