Jibril Surname

3,121st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180,081 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Somaliland

Jibril Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'Gabriel', which is the Hebrew name meaning 'God is my strength', also associated with the Biblical angel Gabriel.

Gibrin is the Nigerian equivalent of the traditional Arabic transliteration Jibril.

Jibril Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria105,9931:1,671220
Ethiopia22,8591:4,267700
Somaliland12,4921:28040
Egypt8,0241:11,4581,363
Sudan6,7201:5,582819
Somalia5,3431:2,518245
Jordan4,2451:2,083385
Lebanon2,7461:2,053395
Ghana2,5631:10,5431,407
Palestine2,2391:2,032406
Kenya1,9461:23,7312,687
Yemen1,3931:18,9702,035
Saudi Arabia7161:43,0956,100
Niger3891:49,3372,483
Morocco3751:91,93615,801
Iraq2831:123,7513,451
United Arab Emirates2421:37,8614,003
United States2251:1,610,929108,055
Mauritania1801:22,7492,010
England1421:392,38127,229
Indonesia1291:1,025,18874,895
Djibouti1251:7,319508
India1181:6,500,554147,901
Canada811:454,88439,362
Kuwait671:56,7276,926
Cameroon501:415,38135,427
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Syria391:494,8985,235
Norway341:151,24418,822
Sweden331:298,38720,789
Malaysia271:1,092,37948,277
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Libya161:390,2481,390
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
Iceland131:29,2382,297
Benin111:939,60046,216
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Tunisia111:55,5117,191
Pakistan101:17,864,38868,137
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
China71:195,331,65210,124
Finland71:785,24338,644
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Oman41:921,9937,313
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
France41:16,605,680368,153
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413

Jibril (106,052) may also be a first name.

Jibril Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'Gabriel', which is the Hebrew name meaning 'God is my strength', also associated with the Biblical angel Gabriel.

Gibrin is the Nigerian equivalent of the traditional Arabic transliteration Jibril.

- zakirahgibrin

Jibril Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jibril (Arabic: جيريل, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺒﺮﻳﻞ, Hindi: जिब्रील, Marathi: िजबरील) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jibril? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,121st most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 40,468 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Jibril are found; 61 percent are found in West Africa and 60 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 9,662nd most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 106,052 people.

The last name Jibril is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 105,993 people, or 1 in 1,671. In Nigeria Jibril is most frequent in: Kaduna, where 19 percent are found, Kano, where 15 percent are found and Niger, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Jibril exists in 72 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 13 percent are found and Somaliland, where 7 percent are found.

Jibril Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Jibril last name is principally Muslim (77%) in Kenya, Maronite (90%) in Lebanon and Muslim (95%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Jibril last name are 3.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.67% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Jibril earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 25.61% less than the national average, earning 257,457 kr per year; in United States they earn 16.55% less than the national average, earning $36,009 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.82% more than the national average, earning $52,076 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Djibril9222,432/
Jibriel92524/
Jibrill9273/
Juibril9213/
Jaibril9210/
Jibrril929/
Jibrilh922/
Jhibril921/
Jiebril921/
Jibruil921/
Jbril911,011/
Ibril91968/
Jibrl9188/
Djibrill86201/
Ddjibril863/
Djibrril862/
Shjibril861/
Dhjibril861/
Jibrilll861/
Jebril839,380/
Gibril835,388/
Jibrel832,336/
Zibril83282/
Jivril8319/
Jibrll839/
Yibril833/
Sibril832/
Djibrl832/
Jjbril831/
Aibril831/
Hibril831/
Ibriel831/
Ijbril831/
Cibril831/
Ibrl801/
Jibreel774,946/
Djebril7799/
Jibrael7793/
Zibriel7761/
Jibrell7742/
Gibrill7721/
Dgibril772/
Djibryl772/
Djibrll771/
Giberil771/
Djibrel771/
Jivrill771/
Jeebril771/
Jebrill771/
Ubril73291/
Ebril7333/
Jbryl739/
Jbrel735/
Jberl731/
Sibrl731/
Djibreel711/
Giberill711/
Gibrrill711/
Jibraell711/
Gebril6719,078/
Gibrel67297/
Sibrel67226/
Ebrill67108/
Ibrael6770/
Jebrel6734/
Zybril6712/
Jbreel6711/
Sebril6710/
Jivrel678/
Zebril675/
Ebriel673/
Jeebrl672/
Jbrael672/
Zibrel671/
Ivriel671/
Ibreel671/
Givril671/
Gibryl671/
Eiberl671/
Eubril671/

Jibril Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jibril in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﺒﺮﻳﻞjbryl99.64
ﺟﺒﻴﺮﻝjbyrl0.36
Jibril in the Marathi language
िजबरीलijabarila83.33
जीबरीलjibarila16.67
Jibril in the Hindi language
जिब्रीलjibrila48.37
जिबरीलjibarila41.18
जिब्रिलjibrila3.92
जिबरिलjibarila2.94
जीबरीलjibarila1.63
जीब्रीलjibrila0.65
जीब्रिलjibrila0.33
जिबृलjibrla0.33
जि़ब्रीलjibrila0.33
Jibril in the Arabic language
جيريلjyryl-
جبريلjbryl-

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