Jalo Surname
Approximately 48,801 people bear this surname
Jalo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guinea-Bissau | 28,520 | 1:61 | 18 |
| Nigeria | 9,964 | 1:17,778 | 1,682 |
| Pakistan | 8,607 | 1:20,756 | 1,175 |
| Finland | 660 | 1:8,328 | 1,296 |
| Indonesia | 148 | 1:893,576 | 66,999 |
| Cameroon | 117 | 1:177,513 | 18,775 |
| Papua New Guinea | 80 | 1:101,921 | 13,735 |
| India | 79 | 1:9,709,688 | 189,874 |
| Portugal | 66 | 1:157,852 | 6,835 |
| Argentina | 60 | 1:712,390 | 48,679 |
| Spain | 55 | 1:850,037 | 34,138 |
| England | 49 | 1:1,137,103 | 53,999 |
| United States | 46 | 1:7,879,542 | 351,394 |
| Niger | 39 | 1:492,103 | 12,962 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Sweden | 33 | 1:298,387 | 20,789 |
| Estonia | 31 | 1:42,639 | 8,109 |
| Liberia | 21 | 1:209,930 | 13,691 |
| Afghanistan | 13 | 1:2,473,322 | 16,278 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Gambia | 9 | 1:213,717 | 372 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Senegal | 5 | 1:2,915,868 | 5,479 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Moldova | 5 | 1:712,274 | 39,996 |
| Guinea | 5 | 1:2,366,763 | 1,841 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
The alternate forms: Jaló (74) are calculated separately.
Jalo (14,616) may also be a first name.
Jalo Demographics
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Jalo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jalo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jalo (Bengali: জালো, Georgian: ჯალო, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺎﻟﻮ, Hindi: जालो, Marathi: जलो, Oriya: ଜଳ) is found in Guinea-Bissau more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Jaló. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Jalo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 11,520th most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 149,332 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Jalo are found; 79 percent are found in West Africa and 58 percent are found in Luso-West Africa. It is also the 47,252nd most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 14,616 people.
Jalo is most widely held in Guinea-Bissau, where it is carried by 28,520 people, or 1 in 61. Excluding Guinea-Bissau this last name is found in 66 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 20 percent reside and Pakistan, where 18 percent reside.
Jalo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Jalo surname is predominantly Muslim (67%) in Kenya and Muslim (87%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Jalo are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% being registered with the political party.
The amount Jalo earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 82.6% less than the national average, earning R 41,352 per year; in United States they earn 33.8% less than the national average, earning $28,563 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.49% more than the national average, earning $51,419 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jalo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jalo in the Georgian language | ||
| ჯალო | jalo | - |
| Jalo in the Bengali language | ||
| জালো | jalo | - |
| Jalo in the Marathi language | ||
| जलो | jalo | - |
| Jalo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﺎﻟﻮ | jalw | 66.67 |
| ﺟﻞ | jl | 33.33 |
| Jalo in the Hindi language | ||
| जालो | jalo | 54.29 |
| जलो | jalo | 45.71 |
| Jalo in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜଳ | jala | 33.33 |
| ଜଲ | jala | 33.33 |
| ଜାେଲା | jaela | 33.33 |
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Footnotes
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