Family name Махал (Mahal 
, Makhal 
, Maxal 
) , all over the world, is a common cognomen. The family name Махал is habitual in Western Asia, particularly Qatar, where it is quite a rare surname, Kuwait, and United Arab Emirates. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in India, Saudi Arabia, and Bangladesh. Very seldom, Махал is the forename as well as the last name.