Cognomen マハル (Mahal 
, マハル 
) , throughout the world, is a common surname. The family name マハル is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly Qatar, where it is quite a rare surname, Kuwait, and United Arab Emirates. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in India, Saudi Arabia, and Bangladesh. Much less frequently, マハル is the forename as well as the last name.