Jelas Surname
Approximately 1,237 people bear this surname
Jelas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 673 | 1:78,665 | 8,108 |
| Malaysia | 313 | 1:94,231 | 6,529 |
| Indonesia | 162 | 1:816,353 | 61,944 |
| New Zealand | 52 | 1:87,083 | 12,256 |
| Croatia | 8 | 1:528,576 | 38,675 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
The alternate forms: Jelaš (204) are calculated separately.
Jelas (935) may also be a first name.
Jelas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jelas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jelas (Hindi: जेलस, Marathi: जेळस) is found most in Tanzania. It can be rendered as a variant: Jelaš. Click here for further possible spellings of Jelas.
How Common Is The Last Name Jelas? popularity and diffusion
It is the 305,837th most commonly held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 5,891,306 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 55 percent of Jelas live; 54 percent live in East Africa and 54 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Jelas is also the 264,385th most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 935 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 673 people, or 1 in 78,665. In Tanzania Jelas is most frequent in: Katavi Region, where 49 percent reside, Rukwa Region, where 41 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 8 percent reside. Barring Tanzania it is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 25 percent reside and Indonesia, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jelas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jelas in the Hindi language | ||
| जेलस | jelasa | - |
| Jelas in the Marathi language | ||
| जेळस | jelasa | 66.67 |
| जेलस | jelasa | 33.33 |
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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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- 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 Jelas
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