Jalk Surname

956,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 273 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Denmark

Jalk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jalk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru991:321,05211,618
Colombia831:575,5917,441
Denmark551:102,6319,658
India101:76,706,538639,611
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Jalk (17) may also be a first name.

Jalk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jalk (Arabic: جالك, Hindi: जल्क, Marathi: जळक) is carried by more people in Peru than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Jalk click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jalk? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 956,400th most commonly held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 26,694,307 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Jalk reside; 68 percent reside in South America and 36 percent reside in Andean South America. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 17 people.

The last name is most frequent in Peru, where it is borne by 99 people, or 1 in 321,052. In Peru it is most frequent in: Amazonas Region, where 41 percent are found, Lima Province, where 33 percent are found and San Martín Region, where 14 percent are found. Beside Peru this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Colombia, where 30 percent are found and Denmark, where 20 percent are found.

Jalk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Jalk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Jalk last name increased 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jalk Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Jalk earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 34.04% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,787 per year; in Colombia they earn 6.12% less than the national average, earning $21,312,700 COP per year and in United States they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning $35,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jalkh89308/
Jalke89123/
Jalck8912/
Jhalk895/
Jalks893/
Jalhk892/
Jallk891/
Jealk890/
Jhalke803,814/
Jailek8045/
Jaalkh8019/
Jalkhe806/
Jacelk801/
Jasilk801/
Jalksj801/
Jalksø801/
Jalcks801/
Jaulke800/
Salk751,576/
Calk75955/
Jolk75353/
Zalk75298/
Jalq75241/
Jalc7519/
Jalg7515/
Yalk759/
Ialk751/
Jaseelk733/
Jaihlek731/
Jalková731/
Zalke67586/
Salkh67343/
Salck6785/
Yalek6742/
Saulk6732/
Yalkh6714/
Jalcs6711/
Calck675/
Zalkh675/
Yalks672/
Jolke672/
Yalke671/
Jialg671/
Jaseelkt671/
Salhk671/
Sailk671/
Jolck671/
Zaulk671/
Healk670/
Ehalk670/

Jalk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jalk in the Hindi language
जल्कjalka-
Jalk in the Marathi language
जळकjalaka-
Jalk in the Arabic language
جالكjalk-

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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 Jalk
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