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Jalali Name Meaning

Muslim: from an adjectival derivative of Arabic jalal ‘majesty’, ‘glory’, or denoting a descendant of someone named with this word. It is also found in compound names such as Jalal ud-Din ‘Glory of Religion’. Jalal ud-Din Rumi (1207–73) was a great Islamic mystic poet. Jalal ud-Din Akbar (1556–1605) was one of the greatest of the Mughal emperors (see Akbar).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Jamal, Lalani, Jalil, Kamali, Halabi, Jafari, Valli, Jama, Dalal

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Jalali Life Expectancy

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Between 1981 and 2003, in the United States, Jalali life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1992, and highest in 1999. The average life expectancy for Jalali in 1981 was 52, and 81 in 2003.

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