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Throughout the world, Yamal (Джамал
, Yamal
, Ямал
) is quite a common unisex forename. The first name Yamal is characteristic of Kyrgyzstan, where it is quite a common epicene name, Azerbaijan, where it is quite a common predominantly male, but very seldom female name, and Kazakhstan, where it is quite a rare epicene name. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Russia, Azerbaijan, and India. Much less frequently, Yamal is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Джамал | Kazakhstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan |
| Yamal | Colombia, Turkey, India, Indonesia, Morocco |
| Ямал | Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Ukraine |
| Джамаль | Kazakhstan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Ukraine |
Yamal is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Yamal Iri ; Jamal Malik , the fictional character, Slumdog Millionaire; Jamal Cudahy , the fictional character on the ABC soap opera All My Children and Jamal Yusef .