Čihal Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Čihal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Čihal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia1281:83,07413,907
Slovenia131:191,36015,039
Croatia61:704,76744,411

The alternate forms: Cihal (1,042), Číhal (404) & Cihaľ (1) are calculated separately.

Čihal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Čihal is found in Czechia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Cihal, Číhal or Cihaľ. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Čihal? popularity and diffusion

The surname Čihal is the 1,453,389th most common family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 49,575,142 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Čihal are found; 87 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 87 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

Čihal is most frequently held in Czechia, where it is carried by 128 people, or 1 in 83,074. In Czechia it is primarily found in: Vysočina Region, where 41 percent live, South Moravian Region, where 35 percent live and Moravian-Silesian Region, where 16 percent live. Outside of Czechia Čihal is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Slovenia, where 9 percent live and Croatia, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cihal931,042/
Číhal93404/
Čihala911/
Cihaľ871/
Sihal80250/
Zihal8081/
Žihal807/
Čihalová7795/
Saihal73455/
Soihal73378/
Sihali73261/
Chihal73195/
Sihale73113/
Čihula7385/
Zihala7358/
Číhala7336/
Žihala7329/
Czihal7325/
Sihalo7322/
Sihail7318/
Cihala7312/
Sihala7311/
Siihal7311/
Cihali734/
Zihali733/
Zaihal733/
Seihal732/
Zihale732/
Sihaal732/
Sihalu731/
Cihall731/
Sihaul731/
Suihal731/
Chihale6710,539/
Sihaula6729/
Sihaule6719/
Sihaela6717/
Sihalla6715/
Siehala6710/
Souihal675/
Sihaalu674/
Sihalia674/
Ciuhală674/
Sihaloh673/
Cihalai673/
Soihail672/
Saihali672/
Sihawal671/
Soihala671/
Zouihal671/
Sihiali671/
Saihail671/
Ciuhala671/
Saihala671/
Sihahla671/
Soaihal671/
Zihalla671/
Saihalu671/
Sihalli671/
Chihail671/

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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 Čihal
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