Cognomen قابل (Qabil 
, قابل 
, Qabel ) , all around the world, is quite a common surname. The surname قابل is habitual in Egypt, where it is quite a rare surname, Kuwait, and Iran. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Egypt, Pakistan, and Iran. Also, قابل is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Qabil | Morocco, Egypt, Pakistan, India, Azerbaijan |
| قابل | Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Yemen, Saudi Arabia |
| Qabel | Morocco, Iraq, Egypt, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia |
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هادی قابل Iranian activist, IR |
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| ثريا قابل Saudi Arabian poet and journalist, SA (b. 1943) |
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| احمد قابل Iranian theologian, IR (b. 1954) |
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| محمد قابل Iraqi footballer, IQ (b. 1988) |
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