Jalek Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Jalek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jalek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia401:3,306,230179,945
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
India51:153,413,076951,030
France41:16,605,680368,153
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Jalek (175) may also be a first name.

Jalek Last Name Facts

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

Jalek (Hindi: जलेक, Marathi: अजालेक) occurs most in Indonesia. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Jalek.

How Common Is The Last Name Jalek? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jalek is the 1,746,159th most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 66,250,417 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 54 percent of Jalek reside; 45 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 45 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 690,096th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 175 people.

Jalek is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 3,306,230. In Indonesia Jalek is most prevalent in: West Nusa Tenggara, where 63 percent reside, Bengkulu, where 18 percent reside and Bali, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Indonesia this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent reside and Malaysia, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jaleck91183/
Jaleke9168/
Jailek9145/
Djalek9124/
Jalekh9115/
Jaliek911/
Jhalek911/
Jaileuk836/
Jhalekh834/
Jaileak832/
Jhaleke831/
Ujjalek831/
Ijaleke831/
Jalleck831/
Jaihlek831/
Jaleske831/
Salek8021,370/
Calek80241/
Jalik80233/
Zalek80164/
Žalek8050/
Yalek8042/
Jalec8032/
Jolek8017/
Jalex8011/
Jaleq801/
Jalík801/
Jaleková7714/
Saleck7325,300/
Salekh73617/
Sallek73169/
Jalike73145/
Iatlek73118/
Saleik7391/
Jalikh7376/
Sailek7343/
Zaleck7339/
Saleek7336/
Yaleke7327/
Zallek7323/
Zaleke7321/
Saulek7321/
Saliek7320/
Saylek7320/
Saalek7318/
Joleik7317/
Jaelik7314/
Sealek7313/
Zhalek739/
Yallek735/
Zalesk735/
Joilek735/
Joylek735/
Zsalek734/
Jalick733/
Žajlek733/
Salekc732/
Saleuk732/
Salhek731/
Yahlek731/
Zahlek731/
Zaliek731/
Ijalik731/
Jalaik731/
Jaleix731/
Salegk731/
Zaleek731/
Aiolek731/
Caleck731/
Scalek730/
Ojialekhe717/
Jalique671,045/
Jhalaik67359/
Jaligue6762/
Saleick6745/
Zauleck6729/
Zaleske6728/
Dzialek6726/
Jalicke6723/
Jallick6722/
Sauleek6722/
Salleck6715/
Djalike6711/
Ojoleck6710/
Ziaylek6710/
Jallike678/
Saleekh678/
Zaleike678/
Drzalek676/
Jallikh675/
Ujhalik674/
Sauleak673/
Hihalek672/
Joleske672/
Sallekh672/
Jaleque672/
Sahalek671/
Saliekh671/
Callejk671/
Sauleck671/
Jailike671/
Zahlekh671/
Zalecks671/
Zaleskė671/
Sahlekh671/
Scaleck671/
Saileek671/
Zhaleke671/
Jaluike671/

Jalek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jalek in the Marathi language
अजालेकajaleka-
Jalek in the Hindi language
जलेकjaleka66.67
जलेकाjaleka33.33

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jalek
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