Sohal Surname

33,247th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,973 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
England

Sohal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sohal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India9,0921:84,3675,657
England2,5541:21,8163,062
Bangladesh1,5321:104,0194,444
Canada9131:40,3575,031
United States7861:461,14439,345
Pakistan2351:760,18711,057
United Arab Emirates1951:46,9864,731
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Australia711:380,22131,281
Tanzania711:745,65741,495
Philippines701:1,446,260102,978
Qatar411:57,5125,907
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
New Zealand361:125,78715,451
Scotland261:205,91610,908
Wales201:154,72710,755
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Norway141:367,30634,015
Austria141:608,24554,975
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Oman101:368,7975,193
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
China31:455,773,85521,925
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Brunei11:418,7313,893
France11:66,422,722504,397
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852

Sohal (6,221) may also be a first name.

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 be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sohal.

How Common Is The Last Name Sohal? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 33,247th most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 456,242 people. Sohal occurs predominantly in Asia, where 71 percent of Sohal live; 68 percent live in South Asia and 50 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 83,712th most commonly held forename throughout the world, held by 6,221 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 9,092 people, or 1 in 84,367. In India it is most frequent in: Punjab, where 40 percent are found, Gujarat, where 19 percent are found and Jammu and Kashmir, where 12 percent are found. Not including India this last name occurs in 53 countries. It is also found in England, where 16 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 10 percent are found.

Sohal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sohal last name are 6.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.14% being registered to vote for the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sohail91168,031/
Shohal91476/
Sojhal9140/
Sohall9116/
Sohaul9113/
Sohayl912/
Sohhal911/
Sohalh911/
Sohaıl911/
Soal89541/
Shohail83532/
Sohayle839/
Sjohall836/
Sohaill834/
Soahail834/
Sohaail833/
Sohailh833/
Sohhail832/
Ssohail832/
Sohaild831/
Suohail831/
Hsohail831/
Soale802,501/
Soual801,462/
Sohol8074/
Soall8062/
Shoal8055/
Soail8049/
Shaol8042/
Soalt8034/
Soalh8015/
Sooal8013/
Soeal803/
Sioal802/
Soald800/
Scoal800/
Soheil733,220/
Shaoul731,620/
Shoail73829/
Soholt73261/
Cohall73207/
Soheyl7388/
Zhohal7363/
Shahol7352/
Shaool7349/
Shhaol7335/
Shaole7335/
Souale7329/
Soiyal7320/
Schoal7314/
Shoeal733/
Shohol733/
Shaoil733/
Schaol732/
Soualh732/
Söhald732/
Soholl731/
Shoahl731/
Shaoll731/
Shaoyl731/
Soyyal731/
Shoale731/
Joahal731/
Soaail731/
Suihal731/
Shaeal731/
Shauol731/
Jojhal731/
Shoald730/
Saol67731/
Soualle67199/
Joal67118/
Zoal6775/
Shahhal6716/
Shouail676/
Sjoholt673/
Sauhale672/
Shoheil672/
Shaoule672/
Shahoul672/
Sohoule672/
Xoal672/
Shohole672/
Sahgail671/
Sahhail671/
Sauhaul671/
Sauheal671/
Schaoll671/
Schoall671/
Shauail671/
Souaile671/
Jhojhal671/
Soaheel671/
Shaeeil671/
Sjöhall671/
Shoualt671/
Shoaile671/
Sshoail671/
Sahgahl671/
Sahgall671/
Schaoul671/
Sahaole671/
Shauhol671/
Schoale670/

Sohal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sohal in the Hindi language
सोहलsohala93.23
सोहालsohala5.18
शोहालsohala0.6
सोहलाsohala0.4
सोहेलsohela0.2
Sohal in the Marathi language
सोहलsohala91.11
सोहेलsohela3.55
सोहळsohala2.73
सोहालsohala0.36
शोभाsobha0.24
सोहाळsohala0.24
ेहलehala0.12
सोहबsohaba0.12
सेहलsehala0.12
Sohal in the Bengali language
সোহেলsohela66.67
সোহালsohala33.33
Sohal in the Oriya language
େସାହଲesahala54.55
େଷାହଳesahala27.27
େସାେହଲesaehala9.09
େଶାହଳesahala9.09
Sohal in the Arabic language
سوهالswhal-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sohal
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