Jalal

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جَلَال (jalāl); this surname is predominantly found in Pakistan.

Proper noun

Jalal (plural Jalals)

1. A surname from Arabic.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Jalal is the 41657^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 522 individuals. Jalal is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (52.87%) and White (34.1%) individuals.

See also

• Jalal-Abad

 

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Jalal”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 240.