Sohal
Sohal is a surname originating in the Punjab region of northern India and Pakistan.
Origin[edit]
It is an habitational name, associated with the Punjabi community of Jats, derived from the villages of Sohal Khurd and Sohal Khalsa in the Jalandhar district of Punjab, India.[1]
Notable people with the surname[edit]
- Avtar Singh Sohal (born 1938), Kenyan hockey player
- Chaudhry Yasin Sohal (born 1965), Pakistani politician
- Harry Sohal (1946-1994), Canadian politician
- Kashmir Sohal, (born 1960), Indian politician
- Naresh Sohal (1939-2018), British composer of classical music
- Sunny Sohal (born 1987), Indian cricketer
References[edit]
- ^ Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd Edition. Oxford University Press, Incorporated. 2022. ISBN 9780190245115.