Jabulani Forename

8,942nd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 115,290 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Swaziland

Jabulani Forename User-submission:

Jabulani is a name given to a male child who is of good temperament. It means, 'happy boy.' A short form of the name is Jabu. The name Jabulani is used among the Nguni peoples of Southern Africa, particularly the Swazi, Zulu and Xhosa of South Africa and the Ndebele of Zimbabwe.

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Jabulani Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa
99%
 
92,8511:58739
Zimbabwe
99%
 
17,7831:867152
Swaziland-2,4601:529135
Malawi
100%
1,2481:13,7121,385
Zambia-3901:40,6532,746
Botswana
100%
2371:9,2171,351
England
100%
1581:351,9178,453
United States
100%
811:4,475,76557,901
Lesotho
100%
321:63,7506,271
Iceland-121:30,5011,954
Australia-31:4,552,54130,048
Wales-31:1,031,43610,092
Brazil-31:71,412,051442,691
Ireland
100%
21:2,321,7608,894
Jamaica-21:1,441,61415,741
United Arab Emirates-21:3,575,99676,635
Norway-21:2,566,16424,989
Scotland-21:2,675,18318,328
Poland
100%
11:38,027,1129,241
Canada
100%
11:33,133,372113,810
Colombia-11:47,778,92695,497
Uganda
100%
11:40,956,920131,348
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
Thailand-11:70,065,813391,235
Ghana-11:26,986,21613,521
Guyana-11:763,26224,238
Rwanda-11:11,371,4334,615
Japan-11:127,986,05794,066
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Netherlands-11:16,902,08343,152
Namibia-11:2,404,17916,970
Mozambique-11:27,243,3575,091
Malaysia-11:30,449,940373,101
India
100%
11:1,214,877,9714,759,450
Lithuania-11:2,951,8825,377
Kuwait-11:3,785,26415,388
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921

Jabulani (566) may also be a surname.

Jabulani Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Jabulani is a name given to a male child who is of good temperament. It means, 'happy boy.' A short form of the name is Jabu. The name Jabulani is used among the Nguni peoples of Southern Africa, particularly the Swazi, Zulu and Xhosa of South Africa and the Ndebele of Zimbabwe.

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