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
The last name Jal (Arabic: عجل, Bengali: জল, Hindi: जल, Marathi: जाल, Oriya: ଜାଲ, Tibetan: ཇཱལ་) is more frequently found in South Sudan than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Jál. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jal? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,022nd most frequent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 64,643 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 72 percent of Jal are found; 66 percent are found in East Africa and 66 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Jal is also the 18,667th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 49,477 people.
The last name Jal is most frequently used in South Sudan, where it is held by 73,451 people, or 1 in 155. Besides South Sudan this surname occurs in 65 countries. It also occurs in India, where 26 percent reside and Sudan, where 5 percent reside.
Jal Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying 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
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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