Djelba Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Djelba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Djelba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Djelba (14) may also be a first name.

Djelba Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Djelba Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Djelba (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺟﻠﺒﻪ) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Djelba.

How Common Is The Last Name Djelba? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Djelba live; 60 percent live in West Africa and 60 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Djelba is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 14 people.

The last name Djelba is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Djelba is mostly concentrated in: Adamawa Region, where 50 percent are found and North Region, where 50 percent are found. Besides Cameroon this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 40 percent are found and Algeria, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Djelbah922/
Dijelba922/
Jelba912/
Dielba8315/
Djelbe833/
Djleba832/
Djelby832/
Djilba832/
Djelbi832/
Djelbo831/
Jlba806/
Djilbai7718/
Jlbai73393/
Selba73204/
Zelba73165/
Celba73137/
Gelba7368/
Jilba7346/
Jelbo7338/
Djehelbe711/
Scelba67170/
Gelbas6781/
Djilbe6735/
Selbai6711/
Jehlbo6710/
Jellbo679/
Gielba677/
Selbay672/
Dielbe671/
Jilbai671/
Selbah671/
Zuelba671/
Gelbat671/
Selbea671/
Dzilba671/
Dielby671/
Gelbah671/

Djelba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Djelba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺟﻠﺒﻪajlbh50
ﺟﻠﺒﺎjlba25
ﺍﺟﻠﺐajlb25

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Djelba
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