Jelaj Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Jelaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosovo | 4 | 1:465,467 | 10,032 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Jelaj (12) may also be a first name.
Jelaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jelaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jelaj is carried by more people in Kosovo than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jelaj? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Jelaj is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Jelaj live; 67 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 67 percent live in Albano-Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held forename on earth It is held by 12 people.
Jelaj is most prevalent in Kosovo, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 465,467. In Kosovo Jelaj is primarily found in: District of Peja, where 100 percent live. Besides Kosovo Jelaj exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 17 percent live and Switzerland, where 17 percent live.
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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 Jelaj
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