Zajal Surname
Approximately 128 people bear this surname
Zajal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestine | 95 | 1:47,883 | 5,001 |
| Iran | 9 | 1:8,531,392 | 160,212 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Zajal (29) may also be a first name.
Zajal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zajal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zajal (Marathi: झजाळ) occurs in Palestine more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Zajal.
How Common Is The Last Name Zajal? popularity and diffusion
The last name Zajal is the 1,589,322nd most prevalent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 56,933,952 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Zajal are found; 79 percent are found in West Asia and 74 percent are found in Levant. Zajal is also the 1,951,561st most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 29 people.
The last name Zajal is most commonly held in Palestine, where it is held by 95 people, or 1 in 47,883. In Palestine Zajal is primarily concentrated in: Tulkarm Governorate, where 59 percent live, Nablus Governorate, where 16 percent live and Hebron Governorate, where 15 percent live. Other than Palestine this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 7 percent live and Argentina, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zajal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zajal in the Marathi language | ||
| झजाळ | jhajala | 80 |
| झाजल | jhajala | 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 Zajal
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