Family name حال (Hal 
, حال 
, Alhali 
) , throughout the world, is a common surname. The cognomen حال is characteristic of Netherlands, where it is quite a common surname, Brunei, where it is quite a rare surname, and Algeria. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Egypt, India, and Netherlands. Likewise, حال is the forename as well as the last name.