Jalal Surname
Approximately 236,386 people bear this surname
Jalal Surname User-submission:
The surname Jalal comes from the Arabic root ج-ل-ل (j-l-l), which means 'majesty' or 'nobility'. Variants of the surname include alternate spellings such as Jaleel or Jalil, influenced by regional pronunciation differences.
Jalal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 70,340 | 1:2,540 | 325 |
| Egypt | 32,033 | 1:2,870 | 401 |
| Bangladesh | 24,692 | 1:6,454 | 587 |
| Morocco | 17,449 | 1:1,976 | 125 |
| Afghanistan | 13,467 | 1:2,388 | 266 |
| Iran | 11,772 | 1:6,522 | 905 |
| Sudan | 10,920 | 1:3,435 | 488 |
| Iraq | 10,668 | 1:3,283 | 361 |
| India | 10,498 | 1:73,068 | 4,959 |
| Indonesia | 6,537 | 1:20,231 | 2,457 |
| Yemen | 5,199 | 1:5,083 | 719 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4,810 | 1:6,415 | 892 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3,467 | 1:2,643 | 325 |
| Syria | 3,164 | 1:6,100 | 647 |
| Malaysia | 2,162 | 1:13,642 | 1,406 |
| Guatemala | 1,139 | 1:14,120 | 1,333 |
| Oman | 1,127 | 1:3,272 | 485 |
| Kuwait | 945 | 1:4,022 | 536 |
| Jordan | 787 | 1:11,236 | 2,010 |
| Philippines | 738 | 1:137,179 | 23,201 |
| Bahrain | 558 | 1:2,417 | 383 |
| United States | 538 | 1:673,715 | 53,674 |
| Somalia | 441 | 1:30,504 | 1,579 |
| England | 428 | 1:130,182 | 12,904 |
| Qatar | 399 | 1:5,910 | 622 |
| Kenya | 311 | 1:148,488 | 11,824 |
| Sweden | 243 | 1:40,522 | 3,232 |
| Spain | 180 | 1:259,734 | 16,413 |
| Canada | 173 | 1:212,980 | 20,593 |
| South Africa | 124 | 1:436,917 | 37,311 |
| Nigeria | 122 | 1:1,451,990 | 55,913 |
| Colombia | 103 | 1:463,826 | 6,809 |
| Palestine | 95 | 1:47,883 | 5,001 |
| Singapore | 64 | 1:86,058 | 3,478 |
| France | 63 | 1:1,054,329 | 115,549 |
| Australia | 55 | 1:490,831 | 37,357 |
| Netherlands | 50 | 1:337,744 | 38,500 |
| Lebanon | 46 | 1:122,545 | 6,622 |
| Germany | 34 | 1:2,367,808 | 122,173 |
| Norway | 34 | 1:151,244 | 18,822 |
| Botswana | 33 | 1:66,271 | 11,607 |
| Greece | 27 | 1:410,363 | 54,524 |
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
| Libya | 25 | 1:249,759 | 1,033 |
| Belgium | 20 | 1:574,832 | 53,219 |
| Denmark | 18 | 1:313,595 | 22,770 |
| Thailand | 18 | 1:3,924,352 | 328,346 |
| Maldives | 17 | 1:23,775 | 1,460 |
| Tunisia | 17 | 1:35,919 | 5,218 |
| Angola | 16 | 1:1,686,826 | 3,823 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Finland | 13 | 1:422,823 | 27,659 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Algeria | 11 | 1:3,511,959 | 46,373 |
| Venezuela | 10 | 1:3,020,408 | 31,795 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Nepal | 4 | 1:7,120,239 | 14,461 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
Jalal (444,810) may also be a first name.
Jalal Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Jalal comes from the Arabic root ج-ل-ل (j-l-l), which means 'majesty' or 'nobility'. Variants of the surname include alternate spellings such as Jaleel or Jalil, influenced by regional pronunciation differences.
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Jalal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jalal Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jalal (Arabic: بجلال, Bengali: জালাল, Georgian: ჯალალ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻼﻝ, Hindi: जलाल, Marathi: जलाल, Oriya: ଜଲାଲ) occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Jalal click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jalal? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,319th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 30,829 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 73 percent of Jalal reside; 55 percent reside in South Asia and 51 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,294th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 444,810 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 70,340 people, or 1 in 2,540. In Pakistan Jalal is primarily found in: Punjab, where 73 percent live, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 15 percent live and Sindh, where 8 percent live. Barring Pakistan it is found in 104 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 14 percent live and Bangladesh, where 10 percent live.
Jalal Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Jalal last name is predominantly Evangelical (35%) in Lebanon and Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Jalal last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Jalal earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 68.91% less than the national average, earning €9,335 per year; in Norway they earn 37.05% less than the national average, earning 217,866 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 3.62% less than the national average, earning R 229,044 per year; in Colombia they earn 13.76% less than the national average, earning $19,579,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.11% more than the national average, earning $48,374 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.83% more than the national average, earning $51,587 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jalal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jalal in the Georgian language | ||
| ჯალალ | jalal | - |
| Jalal in the Hindi language | ||
| जलाल | jalala | 98.95 |
| जालाल | jalala | 0.19 |
| लाल | lala | 0.05 |
| जलाल़ | jalala | 0.05 |
| जलल | jalala | 0.05 |
| जमाल | jamala | 0.02 |
| जलालू | jalalu | 0.02 |
| जालल | jalala | 0.02 |
| जलील | jalila | 0.02 |
| Jalal in the Marathi language | ||
| जलाल | jalala | 95.37 |
| जळाळ | jalala | 0.25 |
| जालाल | jalala | 0.22 |
| जलल | jalala | 0.2 |
| जमाल | jamala | 0.18 |
| लाल | lala | 0.18 |
| जलील | jalila | 0.07 |
| जालल | jalala | 0.07 |
| सलाल | salala | 0.07 |
| जलाळ | jalala | 0.04 |
| पालाल | palala | 0.02 |
| ज़लाल | zalala | 0.02 |
| आलम | alama | 0.02 |
| जलाली | jalali | 0.02 |
| लालू | lalu | 0.02 |
| ेलाल | elala | 0.02 |
| जळल | jalala | 0.02 |
| अलाल | alala | 0.02 |
| जयाल | jayala | 0.02 |
| जलोलो | jalolo | 0.02 |
| Jalal in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜଲାଲ | jalala | 80.89 |
| ଜଲାଲ୍ | jalal | 6.7 |
| ଯଲାଲ | yalala | 5.46 |
| ଜାଲାଲ | jalala | 2.23 |
| ଜଲାଳ | jalala | 0.5 |
| ଜଲାଲୁ | jalalu | 0.25 |
| ଯଲାଲ୍ | yalal | 0.25 |
| ଜଳାଳ | jalala | 0.25 |
| ଜଲଲ୍ | jalal | 0.25 |
| ଜଳାଲ | jalala | 0.25 |
| ଜାଲାଲ୍ | jalal | 0.25 |
| ଜଲଲ | jalala | 0.25 |
| ଯଲାଳ | yalala | 0.25 |
| ଜାଲ | jala | 0.25 |
| Jalal in the Bengali language | ||
| জালাল | jalala | 79.94 |
| জলাল | jalala | 19.46 |
| জালল | jalala | 0.3 |
| জলাল্ | jalal | 0.3 |
| Jalal in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﻼﻝ | jlal | 66.67 |
| ﺍﺟﻼﻝ | ajlal | 33.33 |
| Jalal in the Arabic language | ||
| بجلال | bjlal | - |
| الجلال | aljlal | - |
| جلال | jlal | - |
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