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.
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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 found in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Jelani? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 45,045th most widespread last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 632,380 people. The last name is mostly found 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 frequently occurring given name worldwide, held by 8,212 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is held by 3,977 people, or 1 in 44,919. In Pakistan it is mostly found in: Punjab, where 38 percent reside, Sindh, where 32 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 19 percent reside. Beside Pakistan this surname is found 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 carrying the Jelani surname is predominantly 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 US average, with 52.94% being registered to vote for the political 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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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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