Cognomen שאנל (Chanel 
, Channel , שאנל 
) , throughout the world, is a widespread last name. The cognomen שאנל is characteristic of Indonesia, where it is quite a common surname, Algeria, and Fiji, where it is quite a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Indonesia, Algeria, and France. Likewise, שאנל is the forename as well as the last name.