Across the world, زال (Zal 
, Zale 
, Zaal ) is quite a common largely boy's, but seldom girly forename. The given name زال is habitual in Georgia, where it is quite a common boy's name, Brunei, where it is quite a rare male name, and Turkey, where it is a rare predominantly female, but very infrequently male name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Georgia, India, and Indonesia. Also, زال is the last name as well as the forename.