In all the world, جلاب (جلاب 
) is a rare boy's forename. The given name جلاب is characteristic of Sudan, where it is quite a rare boy's name, Algeria, where it is a rare masculine name, and Iraq. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Northern Africa, particularly Sudan, Algeria, and Egypt. Likewise, جلاب is the last name as well as the forename.