Across the world, Jelani (Jelani 
, جيلاني 
) is quite a common primarily boy's, but scarcely feminine first name. The first name Jelani is characteristic of Trinidad and Tobago, where it is quite a rare masculine name, Jamaica, and Sudan. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Nigeria, India, and the United States. Also, Jelani is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Jelani | Malaysia, Pakistan, United States, India, Nigeria |
| جيلاني | Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Sudan, Algeria, Iran |
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jelani mccoy American basketball player, US (b. 1977) |
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jelani nelson American computer scientist, US (b. 1984) |
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jelani smith association football player, CA (b. 1991) |
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jelani peters Canadian soccer player, CA (b. 1993) |
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| jelani aliyu Nigerian automotive designer (b. 1968) |
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| jelani gardner American basketball player, US (b. 1975) |
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| jelani janisse American basketball player, US (b. 1977) |
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| jelani floyd college basketball player (2008–2012) Brown; UC-Davis; Florida Atlantic |
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| jelani c zarif researcher |
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| jelani quinn actor |
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| jelani k grant researcher (ORCID 0000-0001-8034-2366) |
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| jelani pruitt college basketball player (2018–2018) Chicago State |
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| jelani boline college basketball player (1994–1998) Oregon State; Illinois |
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| jelani simmons college basketball player (2019–2020) Youngstown State |
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| jelani williams college basketball player (2001–2001) Portland State |
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