Jal Surname
Approximately 112,735 people bear this surname
Jal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Sudan | 73,451 | 1:155 | 28 |
| India | 29,572 | 1:25,939 | 1,959 |
| Sudan | 6,160 | 1:6,089 | 887 |
| Kenya | 762 | 1:60,604 | 5,922 |
| Afghanistan | 474 | 1:67,834 | 2,088 |
| Philippines | 373 | 1:271,416 | 39,738 |
| Malaysia | 303 | 1:97,341 | 6,709 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| Indonesia | 170 | 1:777,936 | 59,310 |
| France | 160 | 1:415,142 | 60,629 |
| Spain | 107 | 1:436,935 | 23,071 |
| Nigeria | 105 | 1:1,687,074 | 62,154 |
| Pakistan | 98 | 1:1,822,897 | 18,213 |
| Iran | 73 | 1:1,051,815 | 47,741 |
| Taiwan | 51 | 1:459,701 | 3,496 |
| Argentina | 44 | 1:971,441 | 61,182 |
| Belgium | 40 | 1:287,416 | 33,962 |
| Iraq | 37 | 1:946,531 | 12,381 |
| United States | 33 | 1:10,983,604 | 436,696 |
| Canada | 29 | 1:1,270,538 | 90,455 |
| Mongolia | 26 | 1:108,665 | 7,123 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| Liberia | 15 | 1:293,902 | 16,977 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| United Arab Emirates | 13 | 1:704,790 | 25,221 |
| Panama | 12 | 1:326,022 | 7,351 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Peru | 6 | 1:5,297,354 | 36,458 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
The alternate forms: Jál (24) are calculated separately.
Jal (49,477) may also be a first name.
Jal Demographics
Jal Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Jal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jal Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jal (Arabic: عجل, Bengali: জল, Hindi: जल, Marathi: जाल, Oriya: ଜାଲ, Tibetan: ཇཱལ་) is found in South Sudan more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Jál. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jal? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,022nd most frequently held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 64,643 people. Jal is primarily found in Africa, where 72 percent of Jal live; 66 percent live in East Africa and 66 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 18,667th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 49,477 people.
This surname is most commonly held in South Sudan, where it is held by 73,451 people, or 1 in 155. Apart from South Sudan Jal occurs in 65 countries. It is also common in India, where 26 percent are found and Sudan, where 5 percent are found.
Jal Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Jal earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 38.39% less than the national average, earning $26,583 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.83% less than the national average, earning $29,398 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jal in the Hindi language | ||
| जल | jala | 95.92 |
| जाल | jala | 4.01 |
| जल् | jal | 0.02 |
| Jal in the Marathi language | ||
| जाल | jala | 92.41 |
| जल | jala | 6.34 |
| Jal in the Bengali language | ||
| জল | jala | 83.33 |
| জৈল | jaila | 8.33 |
| জাল | jala | 8.33 |
| Jal in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜାଲ | jala | 77.5 |
| ଯାଲ | yala | 12.03 |
| ଜଳ | jala | 3.61 |
| ଜାଳ | jala | 3.26 |
| ଜାଲ୍ | jal | 0.19 |
| ଜଲ୍ | jal | 0.01 |
| ଯାଲ୍ | yal | 0.01 |
| Jal in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཇཱལ་ | jal | 75 |
| ཇལ་ | jal | 25 |
| Jal in the Arabic language | ||
| عجل | jl | - |
| عجال | jal | - |
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Footnotes
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