Jamala Surname
Approximately 2,538 people bear this surname
Jamala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 1,737 | 1:102,846 | 3,240 |
| India | 332 | 1:2,310,438 | 75,673 |
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| Philippines | 93 | 1:1,088,583 | 89,772 |
| Nigeria | 87 | 1:2,036,124 | 71,256 |
| Indonesia | 51 | 1:2,593,121 | 151,846 |
| Tanzania | 13 | 1:4,072,432 | 52,852 |
| Afghanistan | 9 | 1:3,572,576 | 20,130 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
Jamala (15,675) may also be a first name.
Jamala Demographics
Average Jamala Salary in
South Africa
R 36,300
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Jamala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jamala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jamala (Arabic: جمالة, Bengali: জমলা, Georgian: ჯამალა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺎﻣﺎﻻ, Hindi: जमाला, Marathi: जमाला, Oriya: ଜାମଳା) is found in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jamala? popularity and diffusion
Jamala is the 169,950th most frequent last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,871,373 people. The surname Jamala occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Jamala are found; 82 percent are found in South Asia and 70 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Jamala is also the 45,025th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 15,675 people.
Jamala is most common in Pakistan, where it is held by 1,737 people, or 1 in 102,846. In Pakistan it is most numerous in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 74 percent reside, Balochistan, where 13 percent reside and Sindh, where 10 percent reside. Barring Pakistan Jamala occurs in 24 countries. It is also common in India, where 13 percent reside and Malawi, where 7 percent reside.
Jamala Last Name Statistics demography
Jamala earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 84.72% less than the national average, earning R 36,300 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jamala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jamala in the Georgian language | ||
| ჯამალა | jamala | - |
| Jamala in the Hindi language | ||
| जमाला | jamala | 63.83 |
| जमला | jamala | 21.35 |
| जामला | jamala | 11.98 |
| जमाल | jamala | 2.18 |
| जमाल्अ | jamala | 0.22 |
| जामाला | jamala | 0.22 |
| जयमाला | jayamala | 0.22 |
| Jamala in the Marathi language | ||
| जमाला | jamala | 51.72 |
| जामला | jamala | 35.63 |
| जमाल | jamala | 4.6 |
| जयमाला | jayamala | 2.3 |
| जमेला | jamela | 1.15 |
| जेमला | jemala | 1.15 |
| जमाळा | jamala | 1.15 |
| जामाला | jamala | 1.15 |
| जमळा | jamala | 1.15 |
| Jamala in the Bengali language | ||
| জমলা | jamala | 42.86 |
| জমালা | jamala | 28.57 |
| জমাল | jamala | 14.29 |
| জামালা | jamala | 14.29 |
| Jamala in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﺎﻣﺎﻻ | jamala | 33.33 |
| ﺟﻤﺎﻟﻪ | jmalh | 33.33 |
| ﺟﻤﺎﻟﺔ | jmalt | 33.33 |
| Jamala in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜାମଳା | jamala | 23.58 |
| ଯାମଳା | yamala | 16.04 |
| ଜାମଲା | jamala | 10.38 |
| ଜାମାଲା | jamala | 10.38 |
| ଜମାଲା | jamala | 7.55 |
| ଜମଲା | jamala | 6.6 |
| ଯାମଲା | yamala | 5.66 |
| ଜମଳା | jamala | 4.72 |
| ଯମଲା | yamala | 4.72 |
| ଯାମାଲା | yamala | 1.89 |
| ଯମାଲା | yamala | 0.94 |
| ପାସକା | pasaka | 0.94 |
| ଜମାଳା | jamala | 0.94 |
| ଯାମଲ | yamala | 0.94 |
| ଯାଗାମା | yagama | 0.94 |
| Jamala in the Arabic language | ||
| جمالة | jmalt | - |
| جمالا | jmala | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jamala
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