Jelani Surname
Approximately 11,524 people bear this surname
Jelani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 3,977 | 1:44,919 | 1,906 |
| Malaysia | 2,359 | 1:12,503 | 1,314 |
| Nigeria | 1,739 | 1:101,865 | 6,902 |
| Somalia | 1,274 | 1:10,559 | 736 |
| Indonesia | 552 | 1:239,582 | 22,057 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| Saudi Arabia | 358 | 1:86,189 | 12,374 |
| India | 348 | 1:2,204,211 | 73,357 |
| United States | 118 | 1:3,071,686 | 178,560 |
| United Arab Emirates | 96 | 1:95,440 | 8,441 |
| Niger | 59 | 1:325,288 | 9,578 |
| Thailand | 50 | 1:1,412,767 | 195,138 |
| Venezuela | 46 | 1:656,610 | 11,395 |
| England | 36 | 1:1,547,724 | 66,012 |
| Qatar | 34 | 1:69,353 | 6,725 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Libya | 9 | 1:693,775 | 1,982 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Afghanistan | 7 | 1:4,593,312 | 23,122 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Jordan | 3 | 1:2,947,479 | 21,051 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
Jelani (8,212) may also be a first name.
Jelani Demographics
Average Jelani Salary in
United States
$41,350 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Jelani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jelani Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jelani (Hindi: जेलानी, Marathi: जेलानी, Oriya: େଯଲାନି) is more commonly found in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Jelani click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jelani? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 45,045th most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 632,380 people. Jelani occurs predominantly in Asia, where 71 percent of Jelani reside; 41 percent reside in South Asia and 38 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 69,859th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 8,212 people.
This last name is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 3,977 people, or 1 in 44,919. In Pakistan Jelani is mostly concentrated in: Punjab, where 38 percent reside, Sindh, where 32 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 19 percent reside. Apart from Pakistan this surname exists in 42 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 20 percent reside and Nigeria, where 15 percent reside.
Jelani Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kenya and Muslim (96%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Jelani are 0.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.94% registered with the party.
The amount Jelani earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 3.83% more than the national average, earning R 246,744 per year; in United States they earn 4.17% less than the national average, earning $41,350 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.87% more than the national average, earning $52,102 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jelani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jelani in the Hindi language | ||
| जेलानी | jelani | 60 |
| जीलानी | jilani | 33.33 |
| जिलानी | jilani | 6.67 |
| Jelani in the Marathi language | ||
| जेलानी | jelani | 59.52 |
| िजलानी | ijalani | 30.95 |
| जेलाणी | jelani | 2.38 |
| जीलानी | jilani | 2.38 |
| िजलाणी | ijalani | 2.38 |
| जेलािन | jelaina | 2.38 |
| Jelani in the Oriya language | ||
| େଯଲାନି | eyalani | 40 |
| େଜଲାନି | ejalani | 40 |
| େଜଲାନୀ | ejalani | 20 |
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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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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jelani
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