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
The surname Jelani (Hindi: जेलानी, Marathi: जेलानी, Oriya: େଯଲାନି) is more commonly found in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jelani? popularity and diffusion
The surname Jelani is the 45,045th most common last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 632,380 people. The last name Jelani is predominantly found in Asia, where 71 percent of Jelani are found; 41 percent are found in South Asia and 38 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Jelani is also the 69,859th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 8,212 people.
The surname Jelani is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is held by 3,977 people, or 1 in 44,919. In Pakistan it is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 38 percent are found, Sindh, where 32 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 19 percent are found. Other than Pakistan this surname occurs in 42 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 20 percent are found and Nigeria, where 15 percent are found.
Jelani Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Jelani last name is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kenya and Muslim (96%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Jelani surname are 0.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.94% being registered with 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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