Jelil Surname

269,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,446 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Jelil Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jelil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania1,1391:3,595440
Nigeria1911:927,44939,947
Indonesia461:2,874,982163,265
India281:27,395,192354,286
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
France41:16,605,680368,153
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
China31:455,773,85521,925
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
England11:55,718,059489,080
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Jélil (4) are calculated separately.

Jelil (2,051) may also be a first name.

Jelil Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jelil (Georgian: ჯელილ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺠﻠﻴﻞ, Marathi: जेलील, Oriya: େଜଲିଲ) is most common in Mauritania. It may also be rendered as a variant: Jélil. Click here to see other possible spellings of Jelil.

How Common Is The Last Name Jelil? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jelil is the 269,873rd most widespread last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 5,039,797 people. Jelil occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Jelil reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 79 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Jelil is also the 166,540th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 2,051 people.

The last name Jelil is most widespread in Mauritania, where it is held by 1,139 people, or 1 in 3,595. In Mauritania it is most prevalent in: Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 19 percent are found, Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 18 percent are found and Brakna Region, where 13 percent are found. Beside Mauritania this last name exists in 22 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 13 percent are found and Indonesia, where 3 percent are found.

Jelil Last Name Statistics demography

Jelil earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 47.95% less than the national average, earning $22,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jélil934/
Djelil912,072/
Jellil91142/
Jealil913/
Hjelil913/
Jelill912/
Jehlil911/
Jeliel911/
Jeilil911/
Elil89268/
Djeelil831/
Djelill831/
Helil802,040/
Celil80451/
Gelil80354/
Ellil80205/
Jelel8018/
Zelil8013/
Jilil8012/
Selil806/
Yelil802/
Jelyl801/
Ejlil801/
Jellille771/
Jelilova771/
Khelil7318,909/
Heliel73662/
Chelil73361/
Jeleel73323/
Gelgil73116/
Jellel7331/
Yelgil7313/
Jhilil739/
Dželil739/
Hellil737/
Gellil737/
Jailil737/
Djilil734/
Jelell734/
Sajlil734/
Jaylil732/
Zhelil732/
Seliel732/
Jillil732/
Jeelel731/
Djelel731/
Geylil731/
Helgil730/
Khellil674,341/
Elel673,586/
Dzhelil67873/
Chellil67275/
Jillell6731/
Cheelil6725/
Helliel6724/
Khelill673/
Jailell673/
Jheleel671/
Cheliel671/
Elyl671/
Ellioll671/
Jealele671/
Heliell671/
Gelille670/

Jelil Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jelil in the Georgian language
ჯელილjelil-
Jelil in the Oriya language
େଜଲିଲejalila-
Jelil in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺠﻠﻴﻞaljlyl99.32
ﺟﻠﻴﻞjlyl0.34
Jelil in the Marathi language
जेलीलjelila66.67
जेिललjeilala22.22
जॅलीलjelila11.11

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jelil
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