Jalal Surname

2,319th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 236,386 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Morocco

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan70,3401:2,540325
Egypt32,0331:2,870401
Bangladesh24,6921:6,454587
Morocco17,4491:1,976125
Afghanistan13,4671:2,388266
Iran11,7721:6,522905
Sudan10,9201:3,435488
Iraq10,6681:3,283361
India10,4981:73,0684,959
Indonesia6,5371:20,2312,457
Yemen5,1991:5,083719
Saudi Arabia4,8101:6,415892
United Arab Emirates3,4671:2,643325
Syria3,1641:6,100647
Malaysia2,1621:13,6421,406
Guatemala1,1391:14,1201,333
Oman1,1271:3,272485
Kuwait9451:4,022536
Jordan7871:11,2362,010
Philippines7381:137,17923,201
Bahrain5581:2,417383
United States5381:673,71553,674
Somalia4411:30,5041,579
England4281:130,18212,904
Qatar3991:5,910622
Kenya3111:148,48811,824
Sweden2431:40,5223,232
Spain1801:259,73416,413
Canada1731:212,98020,593
South Africa1241:436,91737,311
Nigeria1221:1,451,99055,913
Colombia1031:463,8266,809
Palestine951:47,8835,001
Singapore641:86,0583,478
France631:1,054,329115,549
Australia551:490,83137,357
Netherlands501:337,74438,500
Lebanon461:122,5456,622
Germany341:2,367,808122,173
Norway341:151,24418,822
Botswana331:66,27111,607
Greece271:410,36354,524
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Libya251:249,7591,033
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Denmark181:313,59522,770
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Maldives171:23,7751,460
Tunisia171:35,9195,218
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Finland131:422,82327,659
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Algeria111:3,511,95946,373
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Nepal41:7,120,23914,461
Niger41:4,798,00475,547
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
China21:683,660,78330,601
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belize11:355,4743,977
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Macau11:601,6301,582
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Djalal915,109/
Jhalal913,128/
Jallal912,206/
Jalale91387/
Jailal91212/
Jalial91204/
Jialal91143/
Jalaal91100/
Jaalal9199/
Ijalal9174/
Jalail9143/
Jaylal9132/
Jalall9121/
Jalyal9117/
Jalalp9115/
Jaelal916/
Jealal916/
Jaleal915/
Jahlal914/
Jalayl914/
Jalhal912/
Jalalh912/
Jalalt911/
Jalaul911/
Hjalal911/
Jailall83525/
Djallal83379/
Jahalal8368/
Jalahal8361/
Jealall8326/
Jhalaul8322/
Jalaile8318/
Jalleal8311/
Jaylall839/
Djealal835/
Djaalal835/
Ojhalal834/
Jallale833/
Jallall832/
Jyalyal831/
Jayslal831/
Jaislal831/
Ijaalal831/
Jalalle831/
Jhalail831/
Jhalale831/
Djalhal831/
Jalaall831/
Jallaul831/
Halal8013,488/
Salal807,558/
Zalal802,518/
Yalal801,196/
Calal80406/
Jalol8061/
Jolal8036/
Ealal801/
Jalalova771,834/
Djalalle7727/
Jogialal7719/
Jallalle775/
Jalalová773/
Jallacel771/
Jailalll771/
Djaalail771/
Ejialale771/
Chjaalal771/
Djaalale771/
Chalal737,792/
Hallal737,616/
Jaloul734,132/
Halyal733,778/
Halhal732,050/
Khalal731,113/
Sallal73911/
Halale73682/
Joulal73511/
Callal73420/
Sahlal73359/
Zallal73314/
Yallal73233/
Yalalt73155/
Halail73141/
Zhalal7398/
Calyal7394/
Yalale7386/
Jaliol7380/
Sailal7379/
Zailal7348/
Hailal7338/
Salail7336/
Salaal7332/
Gialal7330/
Jaleil7316/
Jallol7315/
Saalal7313/
Halall7311/
Zalale7311/
Yoalal7311/
Ihalal7310/
Halial738/
Jholal736/
Zalyal735/
Yalyal735/
Salall735/
Halaal735/
Salhal734/
Joylal733/
Zalaal733/
Yalall733/
Saulal733/
Halaul733/
Yalgal733/
Haalal733/
Calhal733/
Hialal732/
Salaul732/
Salial732/
Jalool732/
Ehalal732/
Salalh732/
Halalh732/
Jalole732/
Zaalal732/
Joilal731/
Caylal731/
Hatlal731/
Hajlal731/
Sojlal731/
Jahlol731/
Jhalol731/
Zalalh731/
Haleal731/
Gealal731/
Jaleul731/
Jollal731/
Djalol731/
Jgolal731/
Cahlal730/
Challal675,729/
Halaile673,817/
Chaalal673,177/
Jahloul672,355/
Jalloul671,599/
Chalale671,490/
Hallale67677/
Chahlal67591/
Khallal67508/
Joulale67273/
Khalale67138/
Halyale6794/
Chalial6788/
Hallyal6772/
Khalaal6751/
Khalial6743/
Zalatel6740/
Chaleal6737/
Djaloul6733/
Sahalal6730/
Dzhalal6721/
Khalail6717/
Sahulal6715/
Khaleal6713/
Yallale6712/
Zhalale6710/
Zalaaal678/
Hallall677/
Halahal676/
Jaloule676/
Callall675/
Khalyal675/
Joylall675/
Khalaul675/
Khailal674/
Jalhoul674/
Hailale674/
Chalaal673/
Callyal673/
Uyyalal673/
Yallaal673/
Jaaloul673/
Khalhal673/
Salahul673/
Chaulal673/
Halhale673/
Chalyal672/
Khaulal672/
Chailal672/
Aiyalal672/
Khalgal671/
Chalhal671/
Ialhale671/
Halasel671/
Zailale671/
Chaslal671/
Jaleile671/
Hatlail671/
Jolhall671/
Joulail671/
Zalalle671/
Sailall671/
Sahlail671/
Sallail671/
Hailaul671/
Djollal671/
Zaliasl671/
Jallohl671/
Jalluol671/
Jaloull671/
Djallol671/
Djalole671/
Djaluol671/
Sealeal671/
Sa'alal671/
Jahlool671/
Haslall670/
Calhall670/

Jalal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jalal in the Georgian language
ჯალალjalal-
Jalal in the Hindi language
जलालjalala98.95
जालालjalala0.19
लालlala0.05
जलाल़jalala0.05
जललjalala0.05
जमालjamala0.02
जलालूjalalu0.02
जाललjalala0.02
जलीलjalila0.02
Jalal in the Marathi language
जलालjalala95.37
जळाळjalala0.25
जालालjalala0.22
जललjalala0.2
जमालjamala0.18
लालlala0.18
जलीलjalila0.07
जाललjalala0.07
सलालsalala0.07
जलाळjalala0.04
पालालpalala0.02
ज़लालzalala0.02
आलमalama0.02
जलालीjalali0.02
लालूlalu0.02
ेलालelala0.02
जळलjalala0.02
अलालalala0.02
जयालjayala0.02
जलोलोjalolo0.02
Jalal in the Oriya language
ଜଲାଲjalala80.89
ଜଲାଲ୍jalal6.7
ଯଲାଲyalala5.46
ଜାଲାଲjalala2.23
ଜଲାଳjalala0.5
ଜଲାଲୁjalalu0.25
ଯଲାଲ୍yalal0.25
ଜଳାଳjalala0.25
ଜଲଲ୍jalal0.25
ଜଳାଲjalala0.25
ଜାଲାଲ୍jalal0.25
ଜଲଲjalala0.25
ଯଲାଳyalala0.25
ଜାଲjala0.25
Jalal in the Bengali language
জালালjalala79.94
জলালjalala19.46
জাললjalala0.3
জলাল্jalal0.3
Jalal in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﻼﻝjlal66.67
ﺍﺟﻼﻝajlal33.33
Jalal in the Arabic language
بجلالbjlal-
الجلالaljlal-
جلالjlal-

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