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Where Does The Last Name Jele Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Jele (Bengali: জেলে, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻠﻰ, Hindi: जेले, Marathi: जेले, Oriya: େଜେଲ) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Jelê. For other potential spellings of Jele click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jele? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Jele is the 20,611^th most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 274,753 people. Jele is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Jele are found; 75 percent are found in Southern Africa and 75 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Jele is also the 96,758^th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 4,955 people.

The surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 14,290 people, or 1 in 3,791. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 35 percent reside, Mpumalanga, where 26 percent reside and Gauteng, where 24 percent reside. Beside South Africa this surname exists in 51 countries. It also occurs in Somalia, where 13 percent reside and Swaziland, where 13 percent reside.

Jele Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Jele has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Jele surname rose 850 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jele Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Jele surname is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Jele last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Jele earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 30.04% less than the national average, earning R 166,248 per year; in Colombia they earn 36.69% less than the national average, earning $14,373,100 COP per year and in United States they earn 110.49% more than the national average, earning $90,826 USD per year.