Last name Zāle (Saal 
, Zāle 
) , globally, is a common cognomen. The cognomen Zāle is characteristic of Estonia, where it is quite a common surname, Namibia, and South Africa, where it is quite a rare surname. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Germany, South Africa, and Indonesia. Much less frequently, Zāle is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Saal | United States, Indonesia, Algeria, South Africa, Germany |
| Zāle | Latvia |
| kārlis zāle Latvian sculptor, LV (b. 1888) |
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