Jamilah Surname

15,221st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,592 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Jamilah Surname User-submission:

Jamila means 'beautiful' in Arabic.

Jamilah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia31,9411:4,140522
Egypt3,9051:23,5432,663
Pakistan4531:394,3577,474
Malaysia1391:212,18912,377
Uganda601:650,65533,621
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Congo11:4,989,09634,171

Jamilah (246,350) may also be a first name.

Jamilah Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Jamila means 'beautiful' in Arabic.

- redouanehichare

Jamilah Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Jamilah Come From? nationality or country of origin

Jamilah (Arabic: جميلاه, Hindi: जमीलाह, Marathi: जमीलाह) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jamilah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 15,221st most prevalent last name globally It is held by around 1 in 199,157 people. The surname Jamilah occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Jamilah reside; 88 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 88 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Jamilah is also the 4,275th most widely held forename world-wide. It is borne by 246,350 people.

The surname is most common in Indonesia, where it is carried by 31,941 people, or 1 in 4,140. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: West Java, where 48 percent reside, East Java, where 17 percent reside and Central Java, where 8 percent reside. Not including Indonesia it is found in 17 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 11 percent reside and Pakistan, where 1 percent reside.

Jamilah Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Jamilah last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Jamilah earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.73% less than the national average, earning $32,048 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Jamilah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jamilah in the Hindi language
जमीलाहjamilaha-
Jamilah in the Marathi language
जमीलाहjamilaha66.67
जिमलाहjimalaha33.33
Jamilah in the Arabic language
جميلاهjmylah-
جميلهjmylh-

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