All around the world, Shakal (Shakal 
, Шакал 
, Шакаль 
) is quite a common predominantly boy's, but very seldom female forename. The first name Shakal is characteristic of Pakistan, where it is a rare male name, India, where it is a rare principally boy's, but very seldom girly name, and Saudi Arabia, where it is a very rare boy's name. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in India, Pakistan, and Egypt. Likewise, Shakal is the last name as well as the forename.