Jalil Surname

2,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 224,425 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Brunei

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan35,3331:5,056486
India33,4041:22,9631,760
Bangladesh32,7131:4,871440
Iraq26,6241:1,315190
Indonesia23,2361:5,692728
Malaysia16,7541:1,760267
Iran15,9471:4,815660
Afghanistan9,2011:3,495369
Morocco7,7701:4,437501
Philippines3,4621:29,2434,167
Ghana3,0481:8,8651,206
Jordan2,7651:3,198647
Argentina2,6171:16,3331,439
Saudi Arabia1,5111:20,4212,846
United Arab Emirates1,2471:7,347936
Egypt1,2201:75,3576,848
Ecuador1,1291:14,0882,183
United States9551:379,53833,538
England7561:73,7018,389
Bahrain6021:2,240343
Mexico4051:306,4846,847
Brunei3711:1,129226
Qatar3461:6,815734
Somalia2941:45,7552,122
Algeria2911:132,75418,038
Kuwait2601:14,6181,974
Singapore2231:24,698975
Spain2121:220,52814,716
Chile2021:87,2103,382
Canada1551:237,71322,683
Sweden1121:87,9176,459
Brazil921:2,326,89571,923
Australia801:337,44628,659
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
France681:976,805110,007
New Zealand681:66,59310,133
Palestine651:69,9825,973
Nepal551:517,8364,468
Panama531:73,8163,129
Tunisia421:14,5392,384
Thailand371:1,909,144231,790
Turkey361:2,161,70672,332
Belgium351:328,47637,084
Honduras331:267,1652,560
Lebanon331:170,8217,805
Nigeria321:5,535,711139,404
Scotland271:198,29010,618
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
Uruguay231:149,20713,102
Norway221:233,74025,571
Syria211:919,0966,574
Yemen191:1,390,80512,068
Libya161:390,2481,390
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Cuba151:768,1816,046
Bolivia141:758,3174,521
Oman141:263,4264,299
Wales141:221,03813,576
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Mauritania111:372,26015,230
China101:136,732,1577,199
Tajikistan91:931,8555,350
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
Guyana81:95,2786,792
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Paraguay61:1,206,12410,500
Azerbaijan51:1,929,82423,635
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Georgia51:749,10921,598
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominica11:75,891912
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Macau11:601,6301,582
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382

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.

- syedhumaid109

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Djalil914,258/
Jalill91957/
Jaliel91879/
Jallil91217/
Jaliol9180/
Jialil9131/
Jahlil9119/
Jaalil9112/
Jhalil9111/
Hjalil918/
Jailil917/
Jealil913/
Jaslil912/
Jaylil912/
Jalilh911/
Jalhil911/
Jaluil911/
Ijalil911/
Jàlîl871/
Jahalil83219/
Jihalil8316/
Jalliel836/
Djallil834/
Hijalil831/
Jalille831/
Halil8024,922/
Jolil805,806/
Zalil804,181/
Calil804,162/
Salil802,064/
Jalel801,753/
Jalyl80534/
Yalil80153/
Jalhl804/
Ialil802/
Jalilova7717,370/
Khalil731,311,652/
Jaleel7345,497/
Chalil733,844/
Hailil73636/
Hallil73345/
Zhalil73234/
Callil73152/
Jallel7372/
Saliel7348/
Sahlil7339/
Sallil7324/
Calill7317/
Gialil7314/
Djalel7311/
Jollil7310/
Yallil739/
Haylil738/
Jhalel737/
Halill736/
Jaluul736/
Saulil736/
Joliel735/
Sajlil734/
Jalell733/
Haslil733/
Zallil732/
Zaylil732/
Ojolil732/
Haulil732/
Jeilil731/
Jolill731/
Hyalil731/
Saalil731/
Halihl731/
Jaleul731/
Jalael731/
Haliel731/
Hhalil731/
Hialil731/
Ihalil731/
Khalill67706/
Khallil67558/
Sahalil67159/
Dzhalil67149/
Chaalil6755/
Khailil6729/
Challil6717/
Jaileel6712/
Hihalil677/
Chhalil677/
Khaulil676/
Ayyalil675/
Djallel674/
Jailell673/
Khaalil673/
Jhaleel673/
Jalleel673/
Eyyalil672/
Salliel671/
Caulill671/
Jaleell671/
Haligli671/
Khaylil671/
Hkhalil671/
Halille671/
Hahalil671/
Djoulil671/
Chaliol671/
Jealele671/
Khhalil671/
Scalill670/

Jalil Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jalil in the Georgian language
ჯალილjalil-
Jalil in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺠﻠﻴﻞaljlyl-
Jalil in the Hindi language
जलीलjalila99.48
जलिलjalila0.32
जालीलjalila0.07
़जलीलjalila0.03
जालिलjalila0.02
जल़ीलjalila0.01
ज़लीलzalila0.01
तलीलtalila0.01
डल्लाdalla0.01
जलीसjalisa0.01
जलिमjalima0.01
जजीलjajila0.01
जल्ीलjalila0.01
जलील़jalila0.01
Jalil in the Bengali language
জলিলjalila95.33
জলীলjalila3.67
জলিল্jalil0.5
জালিলjalila0.33
লিলlila0.17
Jalil in the Marathi language
जलीलjalila88.61
जालीलjalila2.59
जमीलjamila0.62
जळीळjalila0.51
जलालjalala0.45
जळीलjalila0.17
जलीलाjalila0.11
जकीलjakila0.11
सलीलsalila0.11
जाहीलjahila0.06
जलीतjalita0.06
ज्लीलjlila0.06
अकीलakila0.06
जाळीलjalila0.06
मैलmaila0.06
जलीकjalika0.06
जतीलjatila0.06
जलीमjalima0.06
जलीjali0.06
जलीहjaliha0.06
जातीलjatila0.06
अलीलalila0.06
जलिल्jalil0.06
जलीळjalila0.06
जलीनjalina0.06
जहीलjahila0.06
जलीलीjalili0.06
Jalil in the Oriya language
ଜଲିଲjalila77.11
ଜଲିଲ୍jalil11.36
ଯଲିଲyalila6.88
ଜାଲିଲjalila1.38
ଜଲୀଲjalila1.03
ଜଲିଳjalila0.17
ଯଲିଲ୍yalil0.17
ଜଳିଲjalila0.17
ଜଲିjali0.17
ଜଲୀଲ୍jalil0.17
ରବିrabi0.17
ଜଲିଲି୍jalili0.17
ଜଲିଵ୍jaliv0.17
ଯାଲିଲyalila0.17
Jalil in the Arabic language
الجليلaljlyl-
جليلjlyl-

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