Jamila Surname
Approximately 49,868 people bear this surname
Jamila Surname User-submission:
Jamila means 'beautiful' in Arabic.
Jamila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 16,459 | 1:10,763 | 1,126 |
| Bangladesh | 9,372 | 1:17,003 | 1,263 |
| Pakistan | 7,916 | 1:22,567 | 1,232 |
| Indonesia | 3,389 | 1:39,023 | 4,526 |
| Egypt | 3,020 | 1:30,442 | 3,307 |
| India | 2,590 | 1:296,164 | 16,706 |
| Syria | 1,908 | 1:10,116 | 907 |
| Morocco | 1,500 | 1:22,984 | 3,586 |
| Philippines | 1,412 | 1:71,698 | 12,350 |
| Uganda | 925 | 1:42,205 | 5,330 |
| Kenya | 320 | 1:144,312 | 11,601 |
| Niger | 174 | 1:110,299 | 4,409 |
| DR Congo | 157 | 1:470,571 | 38,110 |
| Jordan | 137 | 1:64,543 | 5,726 |
| United States | 122 | 1:2,970,975 | 173,956 |
| Afghanistan | 77 | 1:417,574 | 5,731 |
| Lebanon | 67 | 1:84,136 | 5,493 |
| England | 61 | 1:913,411 | 46,955 |
| France | 28 | 1:2,372,240 | 182,981 |
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| Malaysia | 17 | 1:1,734,954 | 70,664 |
| Mozambique | 16 | 1:1,703,848 | 2,274 |
| Yemen | 16 | 1:1,651,581 | 12,512 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Tunisia | 7 | 1:87,232 | 13,677 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Palestine | 5 | 1:909,770 | 15,190 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
The alternate forms: Jamilá (1) are calculated separately.
Jamila (1,404,824) may also be a first name.
Jamila Surname Meaning
Jamila Demographics
Average Jamila Salary in
United States
$47,275 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Jamila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jamila Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jamila (Arabic: جاميلي, Bengali: জমিলা, Georgian: ჯამილა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻤﻴﻠﻪ, Hindi: जमीला, Marathi: जमीला, Oriya: ଜମିଲା) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Jamilá. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jamila? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 11,266th most common family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 146,137 people. The surname Jamila occurs mostly in Asia, where 54 percent of Jamila live; 40 percent live in South Asia and 35 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 544th most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 1,404,824 people.
It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 16,459 people, or 1 in 10,763. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Kebbi, where 16 percent are found, Zamfara, where 16 percent are found and Katsina, where 12 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it is found in 70 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 19 percent are found and Pakistan, where 16 percent are found.
Jamila Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (91%) in Kenya, Sunni (98%) in Lebanon and Muslim (97%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Jamila surname are 35.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 88.89% registered with the political party.
Jamila earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.56% more than the national average, earning $47,275 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jamila Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jamila in the Georgian language | ||
| ჯამილა | jamila | - |
| Jamila in the Hindi language | ||
| जमीला | jamila | 95.72 |
| जमिला | jamila | 3.81 |
| जामिला | jamila | 0.29 |
| जामीला | jamila | 0.12 |
| जमील | jamila | 0.03 |
| जम्ीला | jamila | 0.01 |
| हासिमा | hasima | 0 |
| जलेसरा | jalesara | 0 |
| धर्मा | dharma | 0 |
| जमीलअ॰ | jamila'a | 0 |
| जमानी | jamani | 0 |
| जमीलू | jamilu | 0 |
| अनीस | anisa | 0 |
| ज़मीला | zamila | 0 |
| जमीलअ | jamila'a | 0 |
| Jamila in the Bengali language | ||
| জমিলা | jamila | 81.87 |
| জামিলা | jamila | 17 |
| জমীলা | jamila | 0.57 |
| জমিল | jamila | 0.28 |
| জর্মেতি | jarmeti | 0.28 |
| Jamila in the Marathi language | ||
| जमीला | jamila | 73.29 |
| जािमला | jaimala | 7.51 |
| जमील | jamila | 3.31 |
| जामीला | jamila | 3.31 |
| जमीना | jamina | 1.77 |
| जमीलाबी | jamilabi | 1.1 |
| जमीळा | jamila | 1.1 |
| जमेला | jamela | 0.66 |
| जलील | jalila | 0.44 |
| जमाल | jamala | 0.44 |
| जािवद | jaivada | 0.22 |
| जमीदा | jamida | 0.22 |
| जमीलमो | jamilamo | 0.22 |
| जािमळा | jaimala | 0.22 |
| जमीता | jamita | 0.22 |
| ज़मीला | zamila | 0.22 |
| जमेलाबी | jamelabi | 0.22 |
| मिलक | milaka | 0.22 |
| जमीका | jamika | 0.22 |
| नमीला | namila | 0.22 |
| जमीरा | jamira | 0.22 |
| जामीलाबी | jamilabi | 0.22 |
| जमाीला | jamaila | 0.22 |
| िनमीला | inamila | 0.22 |
| जिलमा | jilama | 0.22 |
| जमाली | jamali | 0.22 |
| िजमला | ijamala | 0.22 |
| Jamila in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜମିଲା | jamila | 72.17 |
| ଯମିଲା | yamila | 16.5 |
| ଜାମିଲା | jamila | 4.99 |
| ଜମିଳା | jamila | 1.86 |
| ଯାମିଲା | yamila | 1.61 |
| ଯମିଳା | yamila | 0.85 |
| ଜମୀଲା | jamila | 0.76 |
| ଯମୀଲା | yamila | 0.34 |
| ଜମିଲ | jamila | 0.17 |
| ଜାମିଳା | jamila | 0.08 |
| େରେହମାନ୍ | erehaman | 0.08 |
| ଯାମୀଲା | yamila | 0.08 |
| ଜମିରା | jamira | 0.08 |
| ଯମାଳା | yamala | 0.08 |
| ଯ଼ମିଲା | yamila | 0.08 |
| ଝେମଲା | jhemala | 0.08 |
| ଜମିଳ | jamila | 0.08 |
| Jamila in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﻤﻴﻠﻪ | jmylh | 59.09 |
| ﺟﻤﻴﻠﺔ | jmylt | 38.64 |
| ﺟﺎﻣﻴﻠﻪ | jamylh | 2.27 |
| Jamila in the Arabic language | ||
| جاميلي | jamyly | - |
| جميلا | jmyla | - |
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