Jalekun Surname
Approximately 186 people bear this surname
Jalekun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 184 | 1:962,732 | 41,060 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Jalekun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jalekun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jalekun (Hindi: जलेकुन) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Jalekun.
How Common Is The Last Name Jalekun? popularity and diffusion
Jalekun is the 1,244,200th most numerous surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 39,180,354 people. Jalekun occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Jalekun are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 184 people, or 1 in 962,732. In Nigeria Jalekun is mostly concentrated in: Osun, where 64 percent are found, Lagos, where 10 percent are found and Oyo, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jalekun Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jalekun in the Hindi language | ||
| जलेकुन | jalekuna | 75 |
| जलेकून | jalekuna | 25 |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Jalekun
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