Jelema Surname

1,088,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 226 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Jelema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jelema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia1991:148,2129,291
Indonesia241:5,510,383253,014
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Jelema (406) may also be a first name.

Jelema Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Jelema Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Jelema is most common in Malaysia. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jelema? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,088,856th most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 32,245,778 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Jelema reside; 99 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 99 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 427,982nd most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 406 people.

The surname Jelema is most frequent in Malaysia, where it is carried by 199 people, or 1 in 148,212. In Malaysia it is most prevalent in: Sarawak, where 94 percent live, Johor, where 3 percent live and Kuala Lumpur, where 1 percent live. Besides Malaysia this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 11 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jellema922,318/
Jelemat9219/
Djelema924/
Jelemah921/
Elema919,239/
Jellesma86458/
Jelemaih861/
Jellemma861/
Yelema835,702/
Selema833,604/
Ellema831,324/
Helema83223/
Gelema83139/
Jelima8396/
Jelama8348/
Elemma8330/
Zelema8319/
Elemai839/
Jilema837/
Celema834/
Elhema834/
Jeleme833/
Jelemi833/
Elemaa832/
Elehma831/
Eleama831/
Jelemo831/
Jeloma831/
Elemea831/
Eleema831/
Eleima831/
Hielema77283/
Hellema77226/
Seilema77194/
Selemah77103/
Jelimat7781/
Jelleme7733/
Celhema7733/
Jelimah7732/
Jelimas7722/
Heilema7721/
Helemaa7718/
Chelema7714/
Jelamau776/
Yelemah776/
Elemaya776/
Gelemai775/
Djelima774/
Selemaj774/
Yelemas774/
Yellema773/
Ijeleme773/
Seleima772/
Selemha772/
Heylema772/
Jelamma771/
Heleama771/
Helemas771/
Ehlehma771/
Ellemma771/
Zhelema771/
Yeleema771/
Selemma771/
Zelemai771/
Eleamha771/
Jelemot771/
Selemea771/
Gellema771/
Gelemas771/
Elleyma771/
Elllema771/
Djelemo771/
Djilema771/
Jelemer770/
Elima734,289/
Elemi733,543/
Elemo732,951/
Eleme73935/
Elemy73365/
Elyma731/
Hellemaa7198/
Dzhelema7148/
Hjellemo7111/
Heijlema7111/
Chelemma716/
Jelimaia712/
Jellamma711/
Helemath711/
Jailemah711/
Jelimaya711/
Eleimaha711/
Seleemah711/
Elgemaay711/
Chelemas711/
Jelimo6714,397/
Selima679,782/
Elemuo67703/
Celima67692/
Ellima67521/
Selemo67394/
Silema67384/
Zelemo67168/
Chellemma67161/
Elemmi67159/
Yelima67150/
Helima67100/
Elimea6762/
Ellemo6761/
Zylema6760/
Yelemi6750/
Yelama6743/
Gelemo6736/
Elemou6727/
Gelima6722/
Yeleme6720/
Elaima6720/
Yeloma6720/
Elleme6718/
Elheme6716/
Helemo6714/
Jilima6713/
Elemme6712/
Elimai6712/
Zelima679/
Eleimy679/
Cilema677/
Gelemi676/
Geleme676/
Elioma674/
Yelemo674/
Elejmi674/
Eleamy674/
Eleeme672/
Zilema672/
Jelamo672/
Elajma672/
Celemo672/
Jelimi671/
Eleime671/
Jeellamma671/
Eljmai671/
Elemee671/
Eleemi671/
Elemei671/
Hellesmaa671/
Jjelimaya671/
Gilema671/
Elemey671/
Elemio671/
Elemão671/
Djehlemou671/
Elhima671/
Elgeme671/
Eluima671/
Elayma671/
Elimay671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jelema
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