Jelama Surname
Approximately 48 people bear this surname
Jelama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 34 | 1:867,477 | 39,690 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Jelama (39) may also be a first name.
Jelama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jelama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jelama (Marathi: जेलमा) occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jelama? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,808,717th most numerous last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Jelama live; 88 percent live in Southeast Asia and 88 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Jelama is also the 1,637,361st most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 39 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 867,477. In Malaysia it is primarily concentrated in: Sarawak, where 100 percent are found. Beside Malaysia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 17 percent are found and Niger, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jelama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jelama in the Marathi language | ||
| जेलमा | jelama | - |
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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 Jelama
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