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Across the world, משעל (Mishal , Mashal , Meshaal ) is a common largely masculine, but seldom feminine given name. The first name משעל is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly Kuwait, where it is quite a common predominantly male, but very infrequently feminine name, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and India. Also, משעל is the last name as well as the forename.