Family name الكحال (Alkhal 
, الكحال 
) , in all the world, is quite a rare last name. The last name الكحال is habitual in Western Asia, particularly Bahrain, where it is quite a common surname, Qatar, where it is quite a rare surname, and Syria. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Syria, Sudan, and Saudi Arabia. Much less frequently, الكحال is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Alkhal | Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Morocco, Sudan |
| الكحال | Syria, Morocco, Egypt |