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

Jele (Bengali: জেলে, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻠﻰ, Hindi: जेले, Marathi: जेले, Oriya: େଜେଲ) is found most frequently in South Africa. It may also appear as: Jelê. For other possible spellings of Jele click here.

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

This last name is the 20,611^th most widespread family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 274,753 people. The last name Jele occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Jele reside; 75 percent reside in Southern Africa and 75 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 96,758^th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 4,955 people.

The surname Jele is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 14,290 people, or 1 in 3,791. In South Africa it is mostly found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 35 percent live, Mpumalanga, where 26 percent live and Gauteng, where 24 percent live. Aside from South Africa Jele exists in 51 countries. It is also common in Somalia, where 13 percent live and Swaziland, where 13 percent live.

Jele Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

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

Jele Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly 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% registered with the 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.