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Family name Chahal (Chahal
, Чахал
, 察哈) , across the world, is a common cognomen. The cognomen Chahal is habitual in Western Asia, particularly Lebanon, where it is quite a common surname, United Arab Emirates, where it is quite a rare surname, and Qatar. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in India, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Very seldom, Chahal is the forename as well as the last name.