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 surname Jelema occurs in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Jelema click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jelema? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,088,856th most prevalent family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,245,778 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Jelema reside; 99 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 99 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Jelema is also the 427,982nd most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 406 people.

It is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is held by 199 people, or 1 in 148,212. In Malaysia it is most frequent in: Sarawak, where 94 percent live, Johor, where 3 percent live and Kuala Lumpur, where 1 percent live. Excluding Malaysia this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs 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

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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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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