Around the world, ז'ול (Jules 
, ז'ול 
) is a widespread predominantly male, but very infrequently female given name. The forename ז'ול is characteristic of Cameroon, where it is quite a common male name, Suriname, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, where it is quite a common epicene name (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, and France. Very seldom, ז'ול is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Jules | Senegal, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Democratic Republic of the Congo, France |
| ז'ול | Israel |
Giuliano, Giulio, Ioulian, Iulian, Jahloul, Julian, Juliano, Julianus, Julien, Julijan, Julio, Julius, Juliusz, Julián, Julião, Juluan, Júlio, Júlíus, Xián, Yulian, Джулиан, Джулиано, Джулио, Джулиус, Жил, Жул, Жулиан, Жулиен, Жулио, Жуль, Жюль, Жюльен, Иулиан, Ульян, Хулиан, Хулио, Хуліан, Хуліо, Юлиан, Юлий, Юлиус, Джулиус, Юлиус, Юлиуш, Юлиян, Юліан, Юліуш, Юліюс, Юліян, ג'ול, ג'וליאן, ג'ולס,
ז'ול is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Jules Maigret , the fictional French police detective, Maigret Loses His Temper; Jules Winnfield , the character in the movie Pulp Fiction; Jules Vaughn , the fictional queer transgender female character from 'Euphoria'; Jules de Grandin , the fictional occult detective created by Seabury Quinn and Jules Brown , the fictional character in the 1990 film Back to the Future Part III, and in many other works.