Jilani Surname
Approximately 79,036 people bear this surname
Jilani Surname User-submission:
Gillani is the sub-caste of the Syed/Sayyid family who are descents from Prophet Muhammad and trace their lineage back to Imam Ali, who was first cousin and close companion of Prophet Muhammad. The family lineage of Gillanis refers to Sheykh Abdul Qadir Gillani.
Read More About This SurnameJilani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 26,679 | 1:1,205 | 150 |
| Pakistan | 23,656 | 1:7,552 | 615 |
| India | 11,143 | 1:68,838 | 4,678 |
| Bangladesh | 6,308 | 1:25,263 | 1,712 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2,743 | 1:11,249 | 1,553 |
| Kenya | 2,711 | 1:17,034 | 2,039 |
| Egypt | 1,251 | 1:73,490 | 6,720 |
| United Arab Emirates | 763 | 1:12,008 | 1,491 |
| United States | 571 | 1:634,779 | 51,112 |
| Iran | 551 | 1:139,351 | 12,530 |
| England | 337 | 1:165,335 | 15,337 |
| Kuwait | 318 | 1:11,952 | 1,632 |
| Morocco | 307 | 1:112,300 | 19,480 |
| Nigeria | 245 | 1:723,032 | 33,123 |
| Malaysia | 178 | 1:165,698 | 10,135 |
| Qatar | 172 | 1:13,709 | 1,501 |
| Oman | 162 | 1:22,765 | 2,004 |
| Canada | 138 | 1:266,997 | 25,150 |
| Bahrain | 118 | 1:11,429 | 2,102 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Tunisia | 79 | 1:7,729 | 1,284 |
| Philippines | 56 | 1:1,807,825 | 113,961 |
| France | 52 | 1:1,277,360 | 130,443 |
| Jordan | 50 | 1:176,849 | 9,021 |
| Palestine | 42 | 1:108,306 | 7,200 |
| Nepal | 38 | 1:749,499 | 5,277 |
| Thailand | 24 | 1:2,943,264 | 289,518 |
| South Africa | 22 | 1:2,462,623 | 101,019 |
| Yemen | 20 | 1:1,321,265 | 11,943 |
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| New Zealand | 16 | 1:283,020 | 24,643 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Lebanon | 16 | 1:352,318 | 10,901 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Somalia | 9 | 1:1,494,673 | 3,608 |
| Mauritania | 8 | 1:511,858 | 18,608 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Mauritius | 4 | 1:323,354 | 10,053 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
Jilani (32,975) may also be a first name.
Jilani Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Gillani is the sub-caste of the Syed/Sayyid family who are descents from Prophet Muhammad and trace their lineage back to Imam Ali, who was first cousin and close companion of Prophet Muhammad. The family lineage of Gillanis refers to Sheykh Abdul Qadir Gillani. He was born in the district Gillan-e-Gharb of Kermanshah in Iran, from where the word Gillani is derived. As Arabic doesn't have the pronunciation for the letter "G" so they pronounce "J" instead as Jillani. Sheykh Abdul Qadir Gillani is also the founder of Qadirriya sufi order from where the derivative Qadri/Qaderi comes. You can find articles on him on Google and Wikipedia.
- haider_333Gillani is the sub-caste of the Syed/Sayyid family who are descents of the Prophet Muhammad and trace their lineage back to Imam Ali, who was first cousin and close companion of Prophet Muhammad. The family lineage of the Gilanis refers to Sheykh Abdul Qadir Gilani, a famous 12th century Sufi Scholar from Gilan-e-Gharb, Iran, hence the surname, "Gilani."
- rasoul27Jilani Demographics
Jilani Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Jilani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jilani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jilani (Arabic: الجيلاني, Bengali: জিলানী, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺠﻴﻼﻧﻲ, Hindi: जिलानी, Marathi: िजलानी, Oriya: ଜିଲାନି) is found in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jilani? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,183rd most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 92,205 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Jilani live; 87 percent live in South Asia and 72 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 25,899th most prevalent forename in the world It is held by 32,975 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Afghanistan, where it is held by 26,679 people, or 1 in 1,205. In Afghanistan Jilani is most frequent in: Kabul, where 25 percent are found, Herat, where 7 percent are found and Ghazni, where 6 percent are found. Beside Afghanistan this surname occurs in 69 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 30 percent are found and India, where 14 percent are found.
Jilani Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (96%) in Kenya and Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Jilani surname are 8.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.14% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Jilani earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 78.27% less than the national average, earning R 51,648 per year; in United States they earn 18.45% more than the national average, earning $51,109 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.03% more than the national average, earning $51,686 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jilani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jilani in the Marathi language | ||
| िजलानी | ijalani | 84.12 |
| जीलानी | jilani | 9.76 |
| िजलाणी | ijalani | 2.42 |
| सिजलानी | sijalani | 0.54 |
| िजलनी | ijalani | 0.51 |
| मिजलानी | mijalani | 0.37 |
| मुलाणी | mulani | 0.3 |
| जीलाणी | jilani | 0.17 |
| अिजलानी | aijalani | 0.14 |
| सजीलानी | sajilani | 0.12 |
| िजळानी | ijalani | 0.11 |
| मजीलानी | majilani | 0.11 |
| जीलािन | jilaina | 0.08 |
| जीलनी | jilani | 0.06 |
| जलानी | jalani | 0.04 |
| िजलणी | ijalani | 0.02 |
| िगलानी | igalani | 0.02 |
| िगलाणी | igalani | 0.02 |
| जेलानी | jelani | 0.02 |
| इलाई | ila'i | 0.02 |
| जीलाशी | jilasi | 0.02 |
| गिजलानी | gijalani | 0.02 |
| िलानी | ilani | 0.02 |
| शेजीलानी | sejilani | 0.02 |
| मीलाबी | milabi | 0.02 |
| िलजानी | ilajani | 0.01 |
| जीळानी | jilani | 0.01 |
| जिमलाबी | jimalabi | 0.01 |
| सजानी | sajani | 0.01 |
| जलाली | jalali | 0.01 |
| िजलाना | ijalana | 0.01 |
| जीलोनी | jiloni | 0.01 |
| इलाही | ilahi | 0.01 |
| िजळनी | ijalani | 0.01 |
| गीानी | giani | 0.01 |
| जालािन | jalaina | 0.01 |
| जीलानी़ | jilani | 0.01 |
| जलनी | jalani | 0.01 |
| जीतानी | jitani | 0.01 |
| िजळणी | ijalani | 0.01 |
| जुलानी | julani | 0.01 |
| जिमलाली | jimalali | 0.01 |
| िजलानाी | ijalanai | 0.01 |
| जीलानाी | jilanai | 0.01 |
| Jilani in the Bengali language | ||
| জিলানী | jilani | 80 |
| জিলনী | jilani | 20 |
| Jilani in the Hindi language | ||
| जिलानी | jilani | 65.72 |
| जीलानी | jilani | 34 |
| जीलानि | jilani | 0.05 |
| जैलानी | jailani | 0.03 |
| जिलानी़ | jilani | 0.03 |
| जलानी | jalani | 0.03 |
| जिलानि | jilani | 0.03 |
| जीलनी | jilani | 0.03 |
| जिलाणी | jilani | 0.03 |
| जि़लानी | jilani | 0.03 |
| Jilani in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺠﻴﻼﻧﻲ | aljylany | 62.5 |
| ﺍﻟﺠﻼﻧﻲ | aljlany | 37.5 |
| Jilani in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜିଲାନି | jilani | 55.13 |
| ଜିଲାନୀ | jilani | 34.1 |
| ଜୀଲାନୀ | jilani | 4.36 |
| ଜୀଲାନି | jilani | 2.05 |
| ଯିଲାନି | yilani | 1.03 |
| ଜିଲାନ | jilana | 0.51 |
| ଯିଲାନୀ | yilani | 0.51 |
| େତଲାନି | etalani | 0.26 |
| ଜିଲାଣି | jilani | 0.26 |
| ଗିଲାନୀ | gilani | 0.26 |
| ଜିଲିନିସା | jilinisa | 0.26 |
| ଜିଲନୀ | jilani | 0.26 |
| ଦଳାଇ | dala'i | 0.26 |
| ଜିଲନି | jilani | 0.26 |
| Jilani in the Arabic language | ||
| الجيلاني | aljylany | - |
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