The surname Jamal
A surname, carried by 2,864 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex J540 Also a first name
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 2,864 people named Jamal in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 107,802 Americans. That is up 61% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,774.
Who is named Jamal
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
50% of people named Jamal identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 29% as white (not Hispanic) and 14% as Black (not Hispanic).
- Asian and Pacific Islander 50%
- White (not Hispanic) 29%
- Black (not Hispanic) 14%
- Two or more races 4.6%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%
Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.
Famous Jamals
1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Aminat Yusuf JamalBahraini athlete, born 1997
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Surnames that sound like Jamal
Jamal has the Soundex code J540, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code J540.
Questions
- How common is the surname Jamal?
- 2,864 people in the United States had the surname Jamal in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 107,802 Americans. It ranked 11,081st of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Jamal?
- In the 2010 Census, 50% of people named Jamal identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 29% as white (not Hispanic).
- Who is the most famous person named Jamal?
- Aminat Yusuf Jamal, Bahraini athlete.
- Where is the surname Jamal most common?
- Wikidata records people named Jamal in Nigeria.
- Is the surname Jamal getting more or less common?
- More common. 1,774 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,864 in 2010, up 61%.
- Is Jamal also a first name?
- Yes. Jamal is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.