Jelan Surname
Approximately 316 people bear this surname
Jelan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 181 | 1:162,952 | 9,997 |
| Indonesia | 59 | 1:2,241,512 | 136,522 |
| Pakistan | 22 | 1:8,120,177 | 43,015 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
Jelan (2,177) may also be a first name.
Jelan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jelan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jelan (Hindi: जेलां, Marathi: जेलन, Oriya: େଯଳନ) is found in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jelan? popularity and diffusion
Jelan is the 860,770th most frequently held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 23,061,854 people. The last name Jelan is predominantly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Jelan live; 77 percent live in Southeast Asia and 77 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Jelan is also the 160,665th most frequently occurring forename at a global level, borne by 2,177 people.
It is most frequently used in Malaysia, where it is carried by 181 people, or 1 in 162,952. In Malaysia it is most prevalent in: Sarawak, where 52 percent reside, Malacca, where 18 percent reside and Johor, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Malaysia it occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 19 percent reside and Pakistan, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jelan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jelan in the Oriya language | ||
| େଯଳନ | eyalana | - |
| Jelan in the Marathi language | ||
| जेलन | jelana | - |
| Jelan in the Hindi language | ||
| जेलां | jelam | 80 |
| जेलान | jelana | 20 |
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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 Jelan
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