Rahal

English

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Rahal

1. A surname, with one or more origins, found in Europe (especially Germany and Slovakia) and America.

Etymology 2

Perhaps borrowed from Arabic رحال (raḥḥāl, “traveller, voyager”).

Proper noun

Rahal (plural Rahals)

1. A surname from Arabic, variously said to be found in Algeria, Lebanon, Syria, or Punjab.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Rahal is the 36426^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 614 individuals. Rahal is most common among White (84.69%) individuals.

See also

• Rehal

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Rahal”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• lahar