Jalil Surname
Approximately 224,425 people bear this surname
Jalil Surname User-submission:
The surname Jalil 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 Jalal, influenced by regional pronunciation differences.
Jalil Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 35,333 | 1:5,056 | 486 |
| India | 33,404 | 1:22,963 | 1,760 |
| Bangladesh | 32,713 | 1:4,871 | 440 |
| Iraq | 26,624 | 1:1,315 | 190 |
| Indonesia | 23,236 | 1:5,692 | 728 |
| Malaysia | 16,754 | 1:1,760 | 267 |
| Iran | 15,947 | 1:4,815 | 660 |
| Afghanistan | 9,201 | 1:3,495 | 369 |
| Morocco | 7,770 | 1:4,437 | 501 |
| Philippines | 3,462 | 1:29,243 | 4,167 |
| Ghana | 3,048 | 1:8,865 | 1,206 |
| Jordan | 2,765 | 1:3,198 | 647 |
| Argentina | 2,617 | 1:16,333 | 1,439 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,511 | 1:20,421 | 2,846 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,247 | 1:7,347 | 936 |
| Egypt | 1,220 | 1:75,357 | 6,848 |
| Ecuador | 1,129 | 1:14,088 | 2,183 |
| United States | 955 | 1:379,538 | 33,538 |
| England | 756 | 1:73,701 | 8,389 |
| Bahrain | 602 | 1:2,240 | 343 |
| Mexico | 405 | 1:306,484 | 6,847 |
| Brunei | 371 | 1:1,129 | 226 |
| Qatar | 346 | 1:6,815 | 734 |
| Somalia | 294 | 1:45,755 | 2,122 |
| Algeria | 291 | 1:132,754 | 18,038 |
| Kuwait | 260 | 1:14,618 | 1,974 |
| Singapore | 223 | 1:24,698 | 975 |
| Spain | 212 | 1:220,528 | 14,716 |
| Chile | 202 | 1:87,210 | 3,382 |
| Canada | 155 | 1:237,713 | 22,683 |
| Sweden | 112 | 1:87,917 | 6,459 |
| Brazil | 92 | 1:2,326,895 | 71,923 |
| Australia | 80 | 1:337,446 | 28,659 |
| Hong Kong | 70 | 1:104,793 | 1,905 |
| France | 68 | 1:976,805 | 110,007 |
| New Zealand | 68 | 1:66,593 | 10,133 |
| Palestine | 65 | 1:69,982 | 5,973 |
| Nepal | 55 | 1:517,836 | 4,468 |
| Panama | 53 | 1:73,816 | 3,129 |
| Tunisia | 42 | 1:14,539 | 2,384 |
| Thailand | 37 | 1:1,909,144 | 231,790 |
| Turkey | 36 | 1:2,161,706 | 72,332 |
| Belgium | 35 | 1:328,476 | 37,084 |
| Honduras | 33 | 1:267,165 | 2,560 |
| Lebanon | 33 | 1:170,821 | 7,805 |
| Nigeria | 32 | 1:5,535,711 | 139,404 |
| Scotland | 27 | 1:198,290 | 10,618 |
| Germany | 25 | 1:3,220,218 | 147,383 |
| Sudan | 25 | 1:1,500,408 | 3,610 |
| Uruguay | 23 | 1:149,207 | 13,102 |
| Norway | 22 | 1:233,740 | 25,571 |
| Syria | 21 | 1:919,096 | 6,574 |
| Yemen | 19 | 1:1,390,805 | 12,068 |
| Libya | 16 | 1:390,248 | 1,390 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Cuba | 15 | 1:768,181 | 6,046 |
| Bolivia | 14 | 1:758,317 | 4,521 |
| Oman | 14 | 1:263,426 | 4,299 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:221,038 | 13,576 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 1:631,763 | 43,230 |
| Italy | 12 | 1:5,096,391 | 108,968 |
| Czechia | 11 | 1:966,679 | 76,885 |
| Mauritania | 11 | 1:372,260 | 15,230 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| Tajikistan | 9 | 1:931,855 | 5,350 |
| Colombia | 8 | 1:5,971,759 | 20,087 |
| Guyana | 8 | 1:95,278 | 6,792 |
| Kazakhstan | 8 | 1:2,210,312 | 95,036 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Paraguay | 6 | 1:1,206,124 | 10,500 |
| Azerbaijan | 5 | 1:1,929,824 | 23,635 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Georgia | 5 | 1:749,109 | 21,598 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 1:4,221,794 | 131,139 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Armenia | 3 | 1:976,727 | 13,552 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
The alternate forms: Jàlîl (1) are calculated separately.
Jalil (216,065) may also be a first name.
Jalil Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Jalil 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 Jalal, influenced by regional pronunciation differences.
- syedhumaid109Jalil Demographics
Jalil Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Jalil Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jalil Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jalil (Arabic: الجليل, Bengali: জলিল, Georgian: ჯალილ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺠﻠﻴﻞ, Hindi: जलील, Marathi: जलील, Oriya: ଜଲିଲ) is more commonly found in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Jàlîl. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jalil? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,453rd most widely held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 32,472 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Jalil reside; 56 percent reside in South Asia and 42 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Jalil is also the 4,843rd most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 216,065 people.
The surname is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is borne by 35,333 people, or 1 in 5,056. In Pakistan it is primarily found in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 39 percent are found, Balochistan, where 23 percent are found and Sindh, where 18 percent are found. Apart from Pakistan this surname exists in 110 countries. It also occurs in India, where 15 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 15 percent are found.
Jalil Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Jalil last name is predominantly Sunni (53%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Jalil surname are 5.06% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.83% being registered with the political party.
The amount Jalil earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 20.11% less than the national average, earning 276,476 kr per year; in Colombia they earn 83.54% more than the national average, earning $41,667,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.86% more than the national average, earning $45,676 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.38% more than the national average, earning $55,335 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jalil Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jalil in the Georgian language | ||
| ჯალილ | jalil | - |
| Jalil in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺠﻠﻴﻞ | aljlyl | - |
| Jalil in the Hindi language | ||
| जलील | jalila | 99.48 |
| जलिल | jalila | 0.32 |
| जालील | jalila | 0.07 |
| ़जलील | jalila | 0.03 |
| जालिल | jalila | 0.02 |
| जल़ील | jalila | 0.01 |
| ज़लील | zalila | 0.01 |
| तलील | talila | 0.01 |
| डल्ला | dalla | 0.01 |
| जलीस | jalisa | 0.01 |
| जलिम | jalima | 0.01 |
| जजील | jajila | 0.01 |
| जल्ील | jalila | 0.01 |
| जलील़ | jalila | 0.01 |
| Jalil in the Bengali language | ||
| জলিল | jalila | 95.33 |
| জলীল | jalila | 3.67 |
| জলিল্ | jalil | 0.5 |
| জালিল | jalila | 0.33 |
| লিল | lila | 0.17 |
| Jalil in the Marathi language | ||
| जलील | jalila | 88.61 |
| जालील | jalila | 2.59 |
| जमील | jamila | 0.62 |
| जळीळ | jalila | 0.51 |
| जलाल | jalala | 0.45 |
| जळील | jalila | 0.17 |
| जलीला | jalila | 0.11 |
| जकील | jakila | 0.11 |
| सलील | salila | 0.11 |
| जाहील | jahila | 0.06 |
| जलीत | jalita | 0.06 |
| ज्लील | jlila | 0.06 |
| अकील | akila | 0.06 |
| जाळील | jalila | 0.06 |
| मैल | maila | 0.06 |
| जलीक | jalika | 0.06 |
| जतील | jatila | 0.06 |
| जलीम | jalima | 0.06 |
| जली | jali | 0.06 |
| जलीह | jaliha | 0.06 |
| जातील | jatila | 0.06 |
| अलील | alila | 0.06 |
| जलिल् | jalil | 0.06 |
| जलीळ | jalila | 0.06 |
| जलीन | jalina | 0.06 |
| जहील | jahila | 0.06 |
| जलीली | jalili | 0.06 |
| Jalil in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜଲିଲ | jalila | 77.11 |
| ଜଲିଲ୍ | jalil | 11.36 |
| ଯଲିଲ | yalila | 6.88 |
| ଜାଲିଲ | jalila | 1.38 |
| ଜଲୀଲ | jalila | 1.03 |
| ଜଲିଳ | jalila | 0.17 |
| ଯଲିଲ୍ | yalil | 0.17 |
| ଜଳିଲ | jalila | 0.17 |
| ଜଲି | jali | 0.17 |
| ଜଲୀଲ୍ | jalil | 0.17 |
| ରବି | rabi | 0.17 |
| ଜଲିଲି୍ | jalili | 0.17 |
| ଜଲିଵ୍ | jaliv | 0.17 |
| ଯାଲିଲ | yalila | 0.17 |
| Jalil in the Arabic language | ||
| الجليل | aljlyl | - |
| جليل | jlyl | - |
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