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
Jelas (Hindi: जेलस, Marathi: जेळस) is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may appear in the variant forms: Jelaš. Click here for other potential spellings of Jelas.
How Common Is The Last Name Jelas? popularity and diffusion
The surname Jelas is the 305,837th most commonly held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 5,891,306 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 55 percent of Jelas reside; 54 percent reside in East Africa and 54 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Jelas is also the 264,385th most widely held given name globally. It is borne by 935 people.
It is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 673 people, or 1 in 78,665. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Katavi Region, where 49 percent are found, Rukwa Region, where 41 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 8 percent are found. Beside Tanzania it is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 25 percent are found and Indonesia, where 13 percent are found.
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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