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Globally, Adal (Adal
, Aaldert
, ادال
) is a common epicene forename. The forename Adal is characteristic of Algeria, where it is quite a common predominantly male, but scarcely female name, Ethiopia, where it is quite a common unisex name, and Libya, where it is quite a rare boy's name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Ethiopia, Algeria, and India. Likewise, Adal is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Adal | Egypt, Turkey, India, Ethiopia, Algeria |
| Aaldert | Netherlands, United States, United Kingdom, China, Germany |
| ادال | Iraq, Sudan |
| Адаль | Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine |