Jelaa Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Jelaa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
Jelaa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jelaa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jelaa is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jelaa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,063,924th most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Jelaa is predominantly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Jelaa live; 60 percent live in East Africa and 30 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Jelaa is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 6,506,546. In Uganda Jelaa is most frequent in: Adjumani District, where 50 percent reside, Bushenyi District, where 17 percent reside and Kiryandongo District, where 17 percent reside. Aside from Uganda Jelaa occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 30 percent reside and Croatia, where 10 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Jelaa
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